Great Barrier Reef Map -- NE Australia (IMAGE)

University of Sydney

Great Barrier Reef Map -- NE Australia

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a) map shows the extend of the 2 regions (i-north, ii-south) of the GBR used in this study. b) background map shows the average rainfall annual distribution based on 30-year records (1961-1990) encompassing several ENSO events (7 El Ni?no - 5 La Ni?na). White lines highlight precipitation 0.5 m/a contours. Red arrows define prevailing annual offshore wave directions scaled based on their annual activity. Wave heights (H) imposed for the considered.

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Map a) Source: Project 3DGBR - eAtlas.org.au). Map b) Source: Bureau of Meteorology

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