Extreme tidal forcing of a topographically complex coastal region: the Kimberley, Western Australia [ 2010 - 2012 ]

Research Grant

Researchers Prof GN Ivey; Asst Prof NL Jones; Asst Prof RJ Lowe; Dr M Ghisalberti; Dr M Meuleners; Dr R Brinkman; Prof JR Koseff

Brief description This project will lead to significant advances in our understanding of the ocean circulation of the Camden Sound region of the Kimberley, Western Australia. The combination of field and laboratory observations, coupled with numerical modelling will, for the first time, elucidate the influence of the series of islands, reefs and headlands on the circulation and mixing along this coast. This will ultimately provide insight into other similar systems with complex coastal topography, such as the Great Barrier Reef, and provide the frame work to understand the various physical processes that drive the marine ecology of the region.

Funding Amount $430,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects