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Edward Beetham
Researcher at University of Auckland
Publications - 17
Citations - 344
Edward Beetham is an academic researcher from University of Auckland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Coral reef & Reef. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 14 publications receiving 216 citations.
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Field observations of infragravity waves and their behaviour on rock shore platforms
Edward Beetham,Paul S. Kench +1 more
TL;DR: The first measurements of IGW onshore platforms and identify long wave motion a significant process in a morphodynamic understanding of rock coast were presented in this article. But the authors did not identify the characteristics and behavior of the IGW.
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Wave transformation and shoreline water level on Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu
TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of sea swell (SS) waves, infragravity (IG) waves and wave setup on maximum runup (Rmax) was investigated across different tidal stages on Fatato Island, Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu.
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Future Reef Growth Can Mitigate Physical Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on Atoll Islands
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a field-verified numerical model capable of resolving all nonlinear wave transformation processes to simulate how future SLR will modify wave dissipation and overtopping on Funafuti Atoll, Tuvalu, accounting for static and accretionary reef adjustment morphologies.
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Coral reef islands can accrete vertically in response to sea level rise
TL;DR: Numerical modeling results show reef islands composed of gravel material are morphodynamically resilient landforms that evolve under SLR by accreting to maintain positive freeboard while retreating lagoonward, indicating that natural adaptation of reef islands may provide an alternative future trajectory that can potentially support near-term habitability on some islands, albeit with additional management challenges.
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Predicting wave overtopping thresholds on coral reef-island shorelines with future sea-level rise
TL;DR: The proposed reef-island overtopping threshold (RIOT) provides a widely applicable first-order assessment of reef-coast vulnerability to wave hazards with sea-level and reveals marked spatial variability and highlight distinct morphological characteristics that enhance coastal resilience.