Investigating flood plume progression using the AIMS eReefs Visualisation Portal - Burnett River
Channel: AIMS eReefs
Date: 2020-12-04

In this tutorial we show how you can use the AIMS eReefs Visualisation Portal to investigate the question of: Which direction do flood plumes from the Burnett River typically go? North? South?

AIMS eReefs Visualisation Portal: https://ereefs.aims.gov.au/

The AIMS eReefs Visualisation Portal shows visualisations of the eReefs models of the Great Barrier Reef. This portal provides a large number of pre-generated visualisations that allows users to rapidly investigate a range of questions about the dynamic environmental conditions on the GBR.

In this tutorial we look at flood plumes from the Burnett River and how wind strength and direction along with local ocean currents affect the plumes. We use maps showing yearly aggregations to determine which were flooding years (2011, 2013); then dive into investigating the hourly progress of these plumes to better understand what is driving their progression. Lastly we use the monthly aggregation maps to see if the wind and current in the two example flooding years were typical.