Physics-based numerical circulation model outputs of ocean surface circulation during the 2010-2013 summer coral-spawning seasons in Maui Nui, Hawaii, USA

Publication Date

2017-11-13

Start Date

2010-07-25

End Date

2013-08-21

Storlazzi, C.D., van Ormondt, M., Chen, Y-L., and Elias, E.P.L., 2017, Physics-based numerical circulation model outputs of ocean surface circulation during the 2010-2013 summer coral-spawning seasons in Maui Nui, Hawaii, USA: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/F7NK3C59.

Type: Related Primary Publication

These model data show not only the relatively short timescales of dispersal between the adjacent high islands in Maui Nui, but also the interconnected nature of the islands that has been identified in genetic studies. These simulations make it possible to investigate not only the general surface dispersal patterns from individual coral reefs in the Maui Nui complex of Hawaii, USA, but also how anomalous conditions during individual spawning events can result in large deviations from those general patterns. These data also help identify those reefs that are dominated by self-seeding and those where little self-seeding occurs to determine their relative susceptibility to stressors and potential roadblocks to recovery. These results provide some of the fundamental, sound scientific information that is generally lacking but needed to help guide the design of mutually supporting MPAs to protect and preserve coral reefs.

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• Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center
• USGS Data Release Products

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