Observations of water movement at One Tree Reef under modal wind, wave, and tide conditions show lagoon currents are insufficient to entrain sediments. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this dataset, which was last updated on 2026-05-05. The findings are applicable to other reefs with well-developed lagoons in the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Use Cases
- Model sediment transport pathways based on described southeast to northwest water movement.
- Analyze the impact of bioturbation on sediment suspension based on grain size and current velocity.
- Study the role of patch reefs in local sediment supply and reef morphology extension.
- Compare lagoon circulation patterns under modal versus low-frequency, high-energy events.
- Assess sediment sorting and distribution across windward to leeward lagoon gradients.
Strengths
- Observations are directly applicable to other reefs with well-developed lagoons in the southern Great Barrier Reef.
- Analysis includes modal wind, wave, and tide conditions as well as low-frequency, high-energy events.
- Last updated metadata indicates a recent update on 2026-05-05.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the single-site study at One Tree Reef.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Observations of water movement and sedimentation.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 01:16:42.044355; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- One Tree Reef, Southern Great Barrier Reef