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Dr Alejandro Astorga ASTORGA MOAR

Research Fellow

School of Civil Engineering

University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus

Work Location

Faculty of Science Building 69, Level 2 - map
4072 Brisbane
Queensland
Australia

Nationality

Mexico

Email(s)

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Telephone

0414205749

Profile URL

https://oceanexpert.net/expert/a.astorgamoar@uq.edu.au

Persistent Digital Identifiers (UIDs)

ORCID : 0000-0002-3295-447X

Highest Degree

PhD

Job Type

Research

Subject Area

Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology

Activities

Contributor to the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program (RRAP) team dedicated to safeguarding, restoring and fortifying coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef (GBR).

Developed a decision support tool integrating non-cyclonic wave climates obtained from numerical modeling in the GBR and thresholds developed by PhD students. This tool calculates probabilities of coral breakage and rubble mobilization, identifying optimal locations for targeted reef restoration interventions in the GBR.

Wave and hydrodynamic modeling (XBeach) to predict cyclonic waves and everyday maximum wave patterns in the GBR. Integrated the rubble mobilization and breaking thresholds to assess the vulnerability of reefs within the GBR under this wave climates.

Estimate future wave climates to determine peak velocities for upcoming interventions aimed at enhancing reef resilience, providing crucial data for strategic planning and effective reef management.

Sea regions of study

Great Australian Bight
South Pacific Ocean

Working language(s)

English
Spanish

Citation(s)

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Last Updated: 2024-05-11