[Coral-List] Processes on Coral Reefs and Their Role in Reef Dynamics

clifford_hearn at yahoo.com clifford_hearn at yahoo.com
Fri Jul 24 16:27:12 EDT 2009



Dear Listers
 
The details are now available of the session at the 2010 Ocean Sciences Meeting dealing with physical and hydrodynamic processes in coral reef systems and their role in the biogeochemical dynamics, ecology, and health of coral reefs.
 
I have been asked to circulate these details and do please pass them on to all colleagues and students. 
 
PO11: Physical Processes on Coral Reefs and Their Role in Reef Dynamics 
 
at the 15th Ocean Sciences Meeting, which will be held 22-26 , February, 2010, in Portland, Oregon.  The theme of this meeting is “From Observation to Prediction in the 21st Century”. Please visit the conference website for more information http://www.agu.org/ meetings/os10/index.php
 
This session is devoted to our understanding of physical and hydrodynamic processes in coral reef systems and their role in the biogeochemical dynamics, ecology, and health of coral reefs. Papers are invited that deal with the physical and biological zonation of reefs, and the boundary zones/layers, that exist in coral reef systems due to reef topography, roughness, tides, waves, wind, thermohaline and other environmental forcing. We are especially interested in transport processes on reefs and their role in ecology and sediment dynamics. Presentations are welcome that concern small and large scale processes and their control of water flow, turbulence, diffusion, zonation and patchiness in reefs. Summaries of current regional investigations, site-specific studies, and modeling results are all encouraged. 
 
Sponsors: Physical Oceanography, Biological Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography, Geological Oceanography, Interdisciplinary, Education and Outreach
 
Conveners:
Clifford J. Hearn, Florida Integrated Science Center, 600 4th Street South, St Petersburg, FL, USA  33701, 727 803 8747, cjhearn at usgs.gov

Stephen G. Monismith, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA   94305, 650 723 4764, monismith at stanford.edu

Curt D. Storlazzi, U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Science Center, 400 Natural Bridges Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, USA  95060, 831 427 4721, cstorlazzi at usgs.gov
 
Best wishes
 
Cliff
 
Clifford J. Hearn


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