K
K Furukawa
Researcher at Australian Institute of Marine Science
Publications - 9
Citations - 1097
K Furukawa is an academic researcher from Australian Institute of Marine Science. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mangrove & Sediment. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 8 publications receiving 1011 citations.
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Currents and Sediment Transport in Mangrove Forests
TL;DR: A field study of the tidal currents, cohesive sediment dynamics and transport of organic carbon in a highly vegetated mangrove swamp was carried out at Middle Creek, Cairns, Australia as discussed by the authors.
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Surface wave propagation in mangrove forests
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the theoretical attempt to predict the attenuation of wind-induced random surface waves in the mangrove forest. But the results are limited to the frequency domain, and the resulting rate of wave energy attenuation depends strongly on the density of the forest, diameter of mangroves roots and trunks, and spectral characteristics of the incident waves.
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Sedimentation in Mangrove Forests
K Furukawa,Eric Wolanski +1 more
TL;DR: The sediment particles carried in suspension into the mangrove forest during tidal inundation are cohesive, mainly clay and fine silt, and form large flocs as mentioned in this paper, which remain in suspension as a result of the turbulence created by the flow around the vegetation.
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Shallow-water Frictional Effects in Island Wakes
K Furukawa,Eric Wolanski +1 more
TL;DR: Only one eddy is present in the island wake in the lee of Rattray Island, a 1600 m wide island in shallow coastal waters off Australia as discussed by the authors, contrary to the predictions of a number of two-and three-dimensional, fixed grid, numerical models which all predict that two eddies are present, one being shed from each of the two tips of the island.
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Water Circulation in Mangroves, and Its Implications for Biodiversity
Eric Wolanski,Yoshihiro Mazda,K Furukawa,Peter V. Ridd,Johnson U. Kitheka,Simon Spagnol,Thomas Stieglitz +6 more
TL;DR: There are two dominant types of mangrove swamps, the riverine type that fringes rivers and tidal creeks, and the open water type that is directly exposed by waves.