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Here we present surface current results from a physics-based, 3-dimensional coupled ocean-atmosphere numerical model that was generated to understand coral larval dispersal patterns in Maui Nui, Hawaii, USA. The model was used to simulate coral larval dispersal patterns from a number of existing State-managed reefs and large tracks of reefs with high coral coverage that might be good candidates for marine-protected areas (MPAs) during 8 spawning events during 2010-2013. The goal of this effort is to provide geophysical data to help provide guidance to sustain coral health in Maui Nui, Hawaii, USA. Each model output run is available as a netCDF file with self-contained attribute information. Each file name is appended...
Categories: Data;
Types: Citation,
Map Service,
NetCDF OPeNDAP Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: CMGP,
Coastal and Marine Geology Program,
Geophysics,
Hawaii,
Kahoolawe, All tags...
Lanai,
Maui,
Maui Nui,
Molokai,
PCMSC,
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center,
U.S. Geological Survey,
USA,
USGS,
United States of America,
atmosphere,
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere,
currents,
data release,
numerical modeling,
ocean,
ocean circulation,
ocean current observations,
ocean currents,
ocean currents,
ocean general circulation models (OGCM)/regional ocean models,
ocean surface,
oceans,
physical oceanography, Fewer tags
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Projected wave climate trends from WAVEWATCH3 model output were used as input for nearshore wave models (for example, SWAN) for the main Hawaiian Islands to derive data and statistical measures (mean and top 5 percent values) of wave height, wave period, and wave direction for the recent past (1996-2005) and future projections (2026-2045 and 2085-2100). Three-hourly global climate model (GCM) wind speed and wind direction output from four different GCMs provided by the Coupled Model Inter-Comparison Project, phase 5 (CMIP5), were used as boundary conditions to the physics-based WAVEWATCH3 numerical wave model for the area encompassing the main Hawaiian islands. Two climate change scenarios for each of the four GCMs...
Types: Map Service,
OGC WFS Layer,
OGC WMS Layer,
OGC WMS Service;
Tags: CMHRP,
Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program,
PCMSC,
Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center,
U.S. Geological Survey, All tags...
USGS,
coastal processes,
coastal processes,
coral reefs,
flooding,
geoscientificInformation,
hazards,
numerical modeling,
oceans,
reef,
water column features,
water level,
waves, Fewer tags
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