A5019265625- Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
- Coastal and Marine Dynamics
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
- Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing
- Marine and environmental studies
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Wind Energy Research and Development
- Geological formations and processes
- Wave and Wind Energy Systems
- Aquatic and Environmental Studies
- Underwater Acoustics Research
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
- Climate variability and models
- Wind Turbine Control Systems
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Geophysics and Gravity Measurements
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
- Precipitation Measurement and Analysis
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Groundwater and Watershed Analysis
Istituto di Scienze Marine del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
2014-2023
National Research Council
2014-2023
Institute of Structure of Matter
2016-2020
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2008-2011
Consorzio Venezia Ricerche
2011
Central Maine Community College
2008-2009
CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change
2009
A comparison study between 10 Mediterranean lagoons has been carried out by means of the 3-D numerical model SHYFEM. The investigated basins are Venice and Marano-Grado in Northern Adriatic Sea, Lesina Varano Southern Taranto basin Ionian Cabras Lagoon Sardinia, Ganzirri Faro Sicily, Mar Menor Spain, Nador Morocco. This focused on hydrodynamics terms exchange rates, transport time scale, mixing. Water depends mainly inlet shape tidal range, but also wind regimes case multi-inlet lagoons....
Abstract Saltwater intrusion (SWI) in deltas, estuaries, and other coastal areas represents a pressing problem affecting the sustainability of freshwater resources. Observations numerical experiments are used to investigate SWI surface waters Italian's largest river delta (the Po Delta) under low discharge conditions. The model successfully reproduced observed salinity variations along main branches lagoons investigated fresh saltwater dynamics during entire summer 2017. is explore...
Abstract. Sea surface temperature (SST) and turbidity (T) derived from Landsat 8 (L8) imagery were used to characterize river plumes in the northern Adriatic (NAS) during a significant flood event November 2014. Circulation patterns sea salinity (SSS) an operational coupled ocean-wave model supported interpretation of plumes' interaction with receiving waters among them. There was good agreement SSS, T, SST fields at sub-mesoscale mesoscale delineation major plumes. L8 30 m resolution also...
The oceanographic forecast capability in coastal seas is often limited by the capacity of numerical models correctly reproducing complex morphology coastline and exchange processes between shelf open seas. In marginal Adriatic Sea this task uppermost importance due to presence several water bodies rivers. We present here a new operational system, called Tiresias, based on unstructured grid model SHYFEM representing whole together with lagoons Marano-Grado, Venice Po Delta. novelty system...
Abstract. This work is focused on the application of a modelling system to simulate 3-D interaction between Curonian Lagoon and Baltic Sea coastal waters reflect spatiotemporal dynamics marine in Lagoon. The model based finite element programme package SHYFEM which can be used resolve hydrodynamic equations lagoons, seas, estuaries lakes. results one year (2009) simulation with real weather hydrological forcing show that saline water intrusions from sea through Klaipėda Strait are gradually...
Abstract Lagoons are considered to be the most valuable systems of Mediterranean coastal area, with crucial ecological, historical, economical, and social relevance. Climate change strongly affects areas can deeply status transitional like lagoons. Herein we investigate hydrological response 10 lagoons climate by means numerical models. Our results suggest that amplify salinity temperature changes expected for open sea. Moreover, simulations indicate there will a general loss intralagoon...
Abstract Tidal channels are crucial for the functioning of wetlands, though their morphological properties, which relevant seafloor habitats and flow, have been understudied so far. Here, we release a dataset composed Digital Terrain Models (DTMs) extracted from total 2,500 linear kilometres high-resolution multibeam echosounder (MBES) data collected in 2013 covering entire network tidal inlets Venice Lagoon, Italy. The comprises also backscatter (BS) data, reflect acoustic properties...
Understanding the water circulation in oceans and coastal seas is among key topics of oceanographic climate research. Hydrodynamic studies form basis for many subjects, whether sediment transport, morphology, quality, ecological changes are being investigated. modelling has become a fundamental tool describing dynamics marine environments, revealing human impact on sea promoting sustainable development resources. By complementing – through data assimilation more diffuse integrated global...
Abstract. Sea level rise has major impacts in Europe which vary from place to and time depending on the source of impacts. Flooding, erosion saltwater intrusion lead via different pathways various consequences coastal regions across Europe. Flooding leads overflow, overtopping breaching damage assets, environment people. Erosion cliff failure along a pathway also affects ecosystems surface waters salinizes existing fresh water resources diminishing availability causing salt crops health...
Abstract. In this work we consider a numerical study of hydrodynamics in the coastal zone using two different models, SHYFEM (shallow water hydrodynamic finite element model) and MITgcm (Massachusetts Institute Technology general circulation model), to assess their capability capture main processes. We focus on north Adriatic Sea during strong dense event that occurred at beginning 2012. This serves as an interesting test case examine both models strengths weaknesses, while giving...
Climate scenarios produce climate change-related information and data at a geographical scale generally not useful for coastal planners to study impacts locally. To provide suitable characterization of climate-related hazards in the North Adriatic Sea coast, model chain, with progressively higher resolution was developed implemented. It includes Global Regional Circulation Models representing atmospheric oceanic dynamics global sub-continental domains, hydrodynamic/wave models analyze...
Abstract. Understanding water transport and circulation in coastal seas transitional environments is among the key topics of oceanographic climate research, as well recognizing role land-sea interface. The Danube Delta represents a natural laboratory for river-sea hydrodynamic modelling due to its complex morphology being subjected several anthropogenic stressors. In this work, we present results SHYFEM finite element model application whole continuum region. was run years characterize: 1)...
The morphology of scour holes at tidal channel confluences was investigated through high‐resolution acoustic mapping the network in Venice Lagoon (Italy). Our investigation identified 29 confluence scours ranging depth from 7 to 26 m and characterized by different geometry properties. Scours were found two or more channels, having equal unequal bed heights a diverse planform geometry. main morphological characteristics compared literature data fluvial environments. Like rivers, tends...
Abstract. For the first time a comprehensive investigation has been carried out to quantify possible effects of dredging navigable canal on hydrogeological system underlying coastal lagoon. The study is focused Venice Lagoon, Italy, where port authority planning open new 10 m deep and 3 km long connect city passenger terminal central lagoon inlet, thus avoiding passage large cruise ships through historic center Venice. A modeling developed evaluate short (minutes), medium (months), (decades)...