MCR LTER: Reef Topography data from Duvall et al., JGR Oceans 2019

This archive contains natural coral reef topography data from the southeast coast of
Mo’orea, French Polynesia and idealized reef topography generated with a fractional
Brownian motion (fBm) algorithm. These data were used to understand and compare
different metrics for quantifying coral reef roughness. These data relate to this publication:
Duvall, M. S., J. L. Hench, and J. H. Rosman, in press, Collapsing complexity: metrics to
quantify multi-scale properties of reef topography. To appear in Journal of Geophysical Research (Oceans). This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation under
Grant No. OCE 16-37396 (and earlier awards) as well as a generous gift from the Gordon and
Betty Moore Foundation. Research was completed under permits issued by the French Polynesian
Government (Délégation à la Recherche) and the Haut-commissariat de la République en
Polynésie Francaise (DTRT) (Protocole d'Accueil 2005-2018). This work represents a
contribution of the Moorea Coral Reef (MCR) LTER Site.