Influence of Excavation Pits on the Wave Hydrodynamics of Fringing Reefs under Regular Waves

Dredging materials from reef flats have become an important source of sand and aggregates for meeting the infrastructure needs of coral-lined shores in subtropical and tropical regions, especially for low-lying atoll islands. Dredging at the reef flats can generate artificial excavation pits, which...

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Main Authors: Xu Wang, Ke Qu, Jia Men, Liangbin Zhang, Junjie Li, Rongze Gao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11/7/1464