Nearshore Morphology, Benthic Structure, Hydrodynamics, and Coastal Groundwater Discharge near Kahekili Beach Park, Maui, Hawaii (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781495963414)

This report presents a brief summary of recent fieldwork conducted off Kahekili Beach Park, Maui, Hawaii, the site of the newly established U.S. Coral Reef Task Force priority study area at Kaanapali and the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources, Kahekili Herbivore Fisheries Management Area (HFMA). The goals of this fieldwork are to provide new baseline information to help guide future studies and to provide first insights into rates and drivers of coastal groundwater discharge and associated constituent loadings into the priority study area's coastal waters. This study presents the first swath acoustic mapping information, in situ oceanographic instrument measurements, and coastal groundwater discharge estimates at this site based on the submarine groundwater discharge tracer radon-222 (222Rn). Coastal groundwater discharge rates ranged from about 22 to 50 centimeters per day, depending on proximity of the sampling mooring to the primary discharge vent.

Author: U. S. Department of the Interior
ISBN-10: 1495963411
ISBN-13: 9781495963414
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/19/2014
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.08d