Table 2.
ADCP data from each study site showing mean and max current speeds, the aspect of live coral frameworks, mean current speed when the current is flowing directly into these frameworks (‘coral-facing mean current speed’) and temperature data.
| Study site | Dominant current direction (degrees) | Overall current speed (cm s−1) | Live coral orientation | Coral-facing mean current speed (cm s−1) | Temperature (°C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Max | Mean | Min | Max | ||||
| a | South (185) | 31.3 | 114.2 | South east | 21.9 | 9.4 | 8.9 | 9.8 |
| b | West (275) | 24.0 | 75.9 | North east | 21.5 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.4 |
| c | North east (40) | 17.3 | 49.9 | North | 9.0 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 10.0 |
| d | North west (325) | 25.4 | 66.3 | North east | 7.0 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 10.1 |
| e | North east (45) | 9.4 | 55.7 | West | 8.0 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 9.9 |
| f | North (5) | 9.7 | 34.1 | na | na | 9.5 | 8.7 | 9.9 |
| g | South (175) | 18.2 | 56.4 | na | na | 8.6 | 7.7 | 12.3 |