Report of the scientific discussion meeting on the physical oceanography of the Great Barrier Reef region : held at the University of New South Wales 5-6 July 1982 with support from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Australian Academy of Science

Abstract

A scientific discussion meeting was held in July 1982 to generate a statement concerning the physical oceanography of the Great Barrier Reef region. The statement was to be framed by answering the questions below: . . (a) What is the present state of knowledge? (b) What appear to be the most important unanswered questions? (c) With regard to (a) and (b), what methods would be most effective in answering the questions posed in (b)? (d) What routine monitoring measurements would appear to be of most scientific value in increasing our knowledge of the region? This report summarises the discussions of the meeting.