The east coast of Brazil comprises an extensive area inserted in the Tropical Atlantic Domain and is represented by sandy plains of beach ridges commonly known as Restingas. The coastal environments are unique and house a rich amphibian fauna, the geographical distribution patterns of which are incipient. Biogeographical studies can explain the current distributional patterns and provide the id...

Hurricanes are causing increasing damage to many coastal regions worldwide1,2. O shore wind turbines can provide substantial clean electricity year-round, but can they alsomitigate hurricane damage while avoiding damage to themselves? This study uses an advanced climate–weather computer model that correctly treats the energy extraction of wind turbines3,4 to examine this question. It finds that...

The majority of weather station records indicate that surface air temperatures have been warming in California between 1950 and 2005. Temperature data from the mid-1990s to the present were analyzed for stations on California Central Coast near Big Sur (Monterey County) to better understand potential for climate change in this biologically unique region. Results showed that daily temperatures i...

The present study focused on the dynamics of phenology and life cycle Phaeophyceae invader Sargassum muticum at three sites Atlantic coast Morocco over a period two years (2013 2014). results showed that S. has distinct growth phases; one with slower in winter followed by faster spring-early summer, when species exhibited high elongation branching activities thalli length ranging from 1 to more...

Sandy coasts are one of the most dynamic spheres; continuously changing due to natural processes (severe weather and rising water levels) human activities (coastal protection or port construction). Coastal geodynamic lead beach sediment erosion accumulation. The coast’s tendencies determine changes in volume sediments; grain size; mineralogical; geochemical composition sediments. In addition li...

-Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) exhibit both large geographic differences in growth rate and variable levels of brood reduction, which are assumed dependent on local prey abundance. We examined Ospreys nesting along the mid-Atlantic coast to determine how growth rate and brood reduction were influenced by an abundant, available prey base. Growth rate was substantially higher than previously report...

The temperature and moisture data from TIROS operational vertical sounder (TOVS) are examined to obtain humidity parameters like, mid and upper tropospheric water vapour, and scale height of water vapour. Their usefulness in characterizing the onset of south-west (SW) monsoon over India is studied. The NOAA satellite data (finished product) with a resolution of 2.5 ~ lat/lon are used to obtain ...

STRAUSS, D., MIRFERENDESK, H. and TOMLINSON, R., 2007. Comparison of two wave models for Gold Coast, Australia. Journal of Coastal Research, SI 50 (Proceedings of the 9th International Coastal Symposium), 312 – 316. Gold Coast, Australia, ISBN 0749.0208 Managing hazards associated with shoreline responses to extreme events and the provision of safe boating access is an ongoing concern for coast...