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Sediment mobility due to currents and waves in the Torres Strait - Gulf of Papua region
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posted on 2023-05-16, 15:31 authored by Mark HemerMark Hemer, Harris, PT, Richard ColemanRichard Coleman, John HunterJohn HunterThe MECO hydrodynamic model (MECO Technical Report No. OMR-118/120, CSIRO Marine Research, 1998) was adapted for the Torres Strait-Gulf of Papua region at 0.05°resolution. Validation of the hydrodynamic model was carried out against observed current meter data and calculated tidal sea levels. Dispersal pathways of sediments derived from the Fly River, and from a resuspension event along the northern Great Barrier Reef were investigated using an Eulerian approach. Sediment input into Torres Strait is found to be greater during the Trade season by approximately 10%. Wave data were also obtained, and together with hydrodynamic model output, sediment mobility due to currents, waves and wave-current interactions was considered for both the Trade and Monsoon seasons. Sediment mobility in the Gulf of Papua is dominated by wave motion, whereas Torres Strait is a mixed environment of waves and tidal currents. © 2004 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Continental Shelf ResearchVolume
24Issue
19Pagination
2297-2316ISSN
0278-4343Department/School
Institute for Marine and Antarctic StudiesPublisher
Elsevier LtdPlace of publication
Oxford, EnglandRepository Status
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