EARTH OBSERVATION CENTRE  
 

Port Hedland

 

 

 Current Weather
 (Time = UTM)
 
 
 

State:

            Western Australia
 

Latitude and Longitude:

          Lat: 20°19'S Long: 118°36'E         

Principal Investigators:

            Peter Hick
 

Target:

            Littoral studies of the largest tonnage port in Australia handling mined iron ore and producing dust that threaten the harbours mangrove stands. The mangroves are vital in retaining shoreline sediment and maintaining the equilibrium shape of a dredged harbour basin particularly during cyclonic periods.
 

Papers/Publications:

            [to be posted]
 

Graphics:

            [to be posted]
 

Comments:

            (N/A)
 

 

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