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. 2013 Jan 9;8(1):e53303. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053303

Table 5. Hydrodynamic data from all simulations including setup at the reef crest, cross-reef transport and currents observed at the back of the reef flat, and setup in the lagoon, as well as average transport, currents, and average significant wave heights within the channel.

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Simulation cm m2 s−1 m s−1 cm m2 s−1 m s−1 m
Central Case 8.0 0.21 0.18 3.6 −1.8 −0.30 1.09
H 0 = 0.5 m 1.2 0.09 0.08 0.6 −0.8 −0.13 0.42
H 0 = 1 m 4.2 0.15 0.14 1.7 −1.3 −0.21 0.77
H 0 = 2 m 11.9 0.24 0.22 6.1 −2.2 −0.37 1.38
H 0 = 3 m 19.5 0.29 0.26 12.8 −2.9 −0.49 1.85
h r = 0.5 m 10.3 0.08 0.17 2.5 −1.0 −0.17 1.08
h r = 0.7 m 9.2 0.13 0.18 3.1 −1.3 −0.22 1.08
h r = 1.5 6.5 0.27 0.15 4.4 −2.1 −0.36 1.09
h r = 2.0 m 5.8 0.28 0.12 4.5 −2.3 −0.38 1.09
L r = 250 m 6.7 0.26 0.22 3.9 −2.1 −0.34 1.17
L r = 500 m 8.6 0.17 0.15 3.9 −1.6 −0.27 1.00
L r = 1000 m 9.1 0.14 0.13 3.8 −1.5 −0.26 0.92
h c = 3 m 9.7 0.12 0.11 8.6 −1.1 −0.35 0.85
h c = 4.5 m 8.4 0.18 0.16 5.6 −1.5 −0.33 1.01
h c = 10 m 7.5 0.24 0.21 1.6 −2.2 −0.22 1.16
W c = 200 m 9.2 0.14 0.13 7.6 −3.6 −0.61 0.90
W c = 300 m 8.5 0.17 0.15 6.0 −2.9 −0.49 1.00
W c = 450 m 8.2 0.19 0.17 4.5 −2.2 −0.37 1.06
W c = 1200 m 7.7 0.22 0.20 2.4 −0.9 −0.15 1.11
ç sea = +0.5 m 5.7 0.30 0.19 4.3 −2.4 −0.37 1.12
ç sea = +1 m 4.5 0.36 0.17 4.3 −2.8 −0.40 1.15
ç sea = +2 m 3.4 0.37 0.12 3.4 −3.0 −0.37 1.19
ç sea = +4 m 1.5 0.23 0.04 1.4 −2.0 −0.20 1.25
P = 150 8.0 0.21 0.18 3.6 −1.8 −0.30 1.09
P = 330 8.0 0.21 0.18 3.6 −1.8 −0.30 1.09
P = 1000 8.0 0.21 0.18 3.6 −1.8 −0.30 1.09
P = 1500 8.0 0.21 0.18 3.6 −1.8 −0.30 1.09
G net ∶P = 0% 8.0 0.21 0.18 3.6 −1.8 −0.30 1.09
G net ∶P = 40% 8.0 0.21 0.18 3.6 −1.8 −0.30 1.09
P lag = 330 8.0 0.21 0.18 3.6 −1.8 −0.30 1.09
P lag = 330, h c = 3 m 9.7 0.12 0.11 8.6 −1.1 −0.35 0.85
U off = 0.125 m s−1 8.0 0.21 0.18 3.6 −1.7 −0.29 1.09
L lag = 1500 m, h c = 20 m 7.3 0.25 0.22 0.5 −3.5 −0.17 1.13

All data shown represent values averaged over line transects and zones identified in Fig. 2B.