The dynamics of infragravity wave transformation over a fringing reef
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Pomeroy, A.; Lowe, R.; Symonds, G.; Van Dongeren, A.; Moore, C.
- Source
- Journal of geophysical Research, 117, C11, 2012
- Subject
- infragravity waves
Ningaloo Reef
wave transformation
wave dissipation
coral reefs
bottom friction
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0148-0227
A 3 week field study was conducted to investigate the dynamics of low-frequency (infragravity) wave motions over a fringing reef at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. Short-period wave motions (0.04–0.2 Hz) were observed to dissipate on the reef crest beyond which infragravity wave motions (0.004–0.04 Hz) gradually dominated toward the lagoon. However, both the short waves and the infragravity waves were relatively small (both