Approximately 75% of the world's and California's shores are rocky. Rocky shores are of
biological interest owing to their diverse and productive species assemblages, where waves …

In the coastal ocean, interactions of waves and currents with large roughness elements,
similar in size to wave orbital excursions, generate drag and dissipate energy. These …

Coral reef roughness produces turbulent boundary layers and bottom stresses that are
important for reef metabolism monitoring and reef circulation modeling. However, there is …

The complexity of tropical reef habitats affects the occurrence and diversity of the organisms
residing in these ecosystems. Quantifying this complexity is important to better understand …

Coral reef fisheries provide vital sustenance and employment to hundreds of millions of
humans across small coastal communities. Due to the relatively low value of individual reef …

The need to further the understanding of tropical reefs and their many associated complex
processes is as pressing as it has ever been. Tropical reefs, which are synonymous with …

Debido a su inherente naturaleza turbulenta, la dinámica de los océanos es muy compleja.
Podemos modelar los principales patrones de transporte de la circulación oceánica en …

The roughness of ninety-nine rocky bottoms is measured for nearshore bathymetric surveys
(depths> 5m to several km offshore) resolved at 1 or 2m extending the length of California …

Changing global ocean conditions threaten many tropical reef ecosystems. Affected reefs in
turn change the local ocean conditions. Local changes in bottom friction, nutrient availability …