Effect of the structural complexity of a coral reef on wave propagation: a case study from Komaka Island, Japan

• Main Authors: Watanabe, Masashi, Kan, Hironobu, Toguchi, Ken, Nakashima, Yosuke, Roeber, Volker, Arikawa, Taro
• Other Authors: Earth Observatory of Singapore
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Geography; Bottom Friction; Coral Reefs
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171223
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The structural complexity of coral reefs has an essential impact on coastal wave propagation. Nevertheless, bathymetry data, from which complex structures of several meters in size can be ascertained, have yet to be used for numerical modelling. To investigate the effects of coral reef structural co...