Figure 1

Depending on the model resolution, the coastlines accuracy varies. This leads some reefs to fall partially or entirely out of the domain. This figure covers the Whitsundays, identified with a red square on Fig. 7. Red zones depict (parts of) reefs falling out of the domain on (a) the coarsest and (b) finest mesh, whereas green areas correspond to reef parts inside the domain. The original land map is represented in beige and mesh triangle elements in white. The black zones display sea areas that are not covered by the mesh.