Quantifying ocean heat transport pathways at Ningaloo in a changing climate. This project will address the risk of extreme warming events at Ningaloo by quantifying the ocean heat transport between th

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Quantifying ocean heat transport pathways at Ningaloo in a changing climate. This project will address the risk of extreme warming events at Ningaloo by quantifying the ocean heat transport between the Indian Ocean and the Ningaloo Coast through the utilisation of new observations and the development of a novel data-driven predictive ocean circulation model. This project will generate knowledge about how climate change will affect heat transport and retention at the Ningaloo Coast. Expected outcomes include a next-generation data-driven model that captures the full range of processes that drive coastal ocean heat transport and, importantly, quantifies uncertainty. This model will enable the identification of high-risk coastal regions as well as areas of thermal refugia, guiding protection and restoration activities.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 3708 - Oceanography. Lead: Prof Nicole Jones