[Coral-List] Passive cooling for reef restoration infrastructure

[Bryce Bray]

:) sorrir para não chorar

Le sam. 24 août 2024, 7:01 PM, Phillip Dustan <phil.dustan at gmail.com> a
écrit :

> Hi Bryce,
>  For the Florida Keys maybe we could engineer a large baffle to divert
> the Florida Current up onto the  reef tract to bathe the corals in
> cooler water. I suggest sinking an old aircraft carrier off the Sambos
> or Rock Key in about 100 meters  of water or deeper.
> I am sure the NOAA engineers would have a field day with this project.
> If it works it would be a great example of turning weapons into
> something useful.
>
> Phil
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 24, 2024 at 9:56 AM Bryce Bray via Coral-List
> <coral-list at lists.coralreefs.org> wrote:
> >
> > Dear Coral List,
> >
> > I am curious. Does anyone know about any efforts to integrate passive
> > cooling techniques into reef restoration structures/infrastructure?
> >
> > I know passive cooling is used for other underwater infrastructure and
> have
> > been looking into the ability to take a leap to reef restoration efforts,
> > which have, sadly, been largely decimated by recent bleaching.
> >
> > It may be a half-baked idea, but who knows?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bryce
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> A Swim Through TIme on Carysfort Reef
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCPJE7UE6sA
> Raja Ampat Sustainability Project video
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RR2SazW_VY&fbclid=IwAR09oZkEk8wQkK6LN3XzVGPgAWSujACyUfe2Ist__nYxRRSkDE_jAYqkJ7A
> Bali Coral Bleaching 2016 video
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxOfLTnPSUo
> TEDx Charleston on saving coral reefs
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwENBNrfKj4
> Google Scholar Citations:
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