Title :
Waves in the Southern Great Barrier Reef
Author :
Jaffrés, Jasmine B D ; Heron, Malcolm L. ; Middleditch, Andrew ; Steinberg, Craig R. ; Durrant, Tom H.
Author_Institution :
Marine Geophys. Lab., James Cook Univ., Townsville, QLD, Australia
Abstract :
A brief description of three different platforms (WAVEWATCH III, Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler mooring and HF ocean radar) with directional wave measurement capabilities is provided. Initial results of directional wave and wind patterns derived from observations within the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia, show consistency with the WAVEWATCH III model. These early findings are promising for future wind-wave investigations and validation studies in this region.
Keywords :
ocean waves; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; Australia; HF ocean radar; WAVEWATCH III model; acoustic Doppler current profiler mooring; directional wave measurement; southern Great Barrier Reef; wind-wave investigations; Acoustics; Radar; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2010 IEEE - Sydney
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5221-7
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANSSYD.2010.5603877
