The geometric complexity of coral reefs leads to interesting fluid mechanics problems at
scales ranging from those of coral colonies or even branches a few millimeters in diameter …

Lakes and other confined water bodies are not exposed to tides, and their wind forcing is
usually much weaker compared to ocean basins and estuaries. Hence, convective …

Australian science has made rapid advances in the last decade in understanding
eutrophication processes in inland waters and estuaries. The freshwater research on which …

Water temperature plays an important role in ecological functioning and in controlling the
biogeochemical processes of a water body. Conventional water quality monitoring is …

Turbulence, quantified as the rate of dissipation of turbulent kinetic energy (ε), was
measured with 1400 temperature‐gradient microstructure profiles obtained concurrently with …

Thermally Driven Exchanges between a Coral Reef and the Adjoining Ocean in: Journal of
Physical Oceanography Volume 36 Issue 7 (2006) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation …

Cooling the surface of freshwater bodies, whose temperatures are above the temperature of
maximum density, can generate differential cooling between shallow and deep regions …

In ice‐covered lakes, penetrative radiation warms fluid beneath a diffusive boundary layer,
thereby increasing its density and providing energy for convection in a diurnally active …

Water temperature is an important factor determining estuarine species habitat conditions.
Water temperature is mainly governed by advection (eg, from rivers) and atmospheric …

During the winters of 1998 and 1999, observations were made of the cascading of cold
water from the nearshore, shallow “shelf” zones and down the sloping sides of Lake …