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= Do High SSTs Increase the Risk of Flooding (and Sediment Overload)? = | = Do High SSTs Increase the Risk of Flooding (and Sediment Overload)? = | ||
*Increased flooding of nutrients and sediments | |||
**Sediment and nutrient loads may occur as chronic long term loads and short term pulses such as river flood plumes, related to storm events | |||
**Can lead to phase shifts on the coral reefs | |||
[[File:SST_and_hurricanes.jpg]] | [[File:SST_and_hurricanes.jpg]] | ||
Revision as of 22:34, 15 April 2014
Do High SSTs Increase the Risk of Flooding (and Sediment Overload)?
- Increased flooding of nutrients and sediments
- Sediment and nutrient loads may occur as chronic long term loads and short term pulses such as river flood plumes, related to storm events
- Can lead to phase shifts on the coral reefs
