Fig. 7: Wave-induced currents and impact of the seaport on the natural hydro- and morphodynamics. | Nature Communications

Fig. 7: Wave-induced currents and impact of the seaport on the natural hydro- and morphodynamics.

From: Considering socio-political framings when analyzing coastal climate change effects can prevent maldevelopment on small islands

Fig. 7

Wave-induced currents \(\overline{uv}\) from the depth-integrated (2DH) model for the seaport area in the southeast of Fuvahmulah, where the colorbar shows the magnitude of the current between 0.0 ms−1 (white) to 3.0 ms−1 (blue), while arrows depict the current direction. a shows velocity fields from waves with a peak direction of θp = 202∘ for Fuvahmulah without the harbor, while b includes seaport infrastructure. Similarly, c shows wave-induced currents before the port construction, while d presents today’s situation with the harbor present for waves approaching from θp = 135∘. Green dashed contours show the water depths of the reef platform for 5 m, 10 m, and 50 m. Maps are based on measurements and adapted publicly available © OpenStreetMap contributors data, accessed through the open-access Geofabrik download server.

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