publication . Article . Preprint . Other literature type . 2018

Coastal mixing in multiple-mouth deltas: A case study in the Po delta, Italy

Name: Coastal mixing in multiple-mouth deltas: A case study in the Po delta, Italy
Keywords: Aquatic Science, Oceanography, Coastal mixing, Multiple-mouth delta, Finite element model, Po delta

Federica Braga; Vittorio E. Brando; Luca Zaggia; Francesca De Pascalis; Giuliano Lorenzetti; Debora Bellafiore; Christian Ferrarin; Francesco Maicu; Giorgia Manfè;

Open Access

Published: 23 Nov 2018 Journal: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, volume 226, page 106,254 (issn: 0272-7714,

Publisher: Elsevier BV

Summary

Abstract

Satellite imagery provides evidence of complex mixing dynamics in the coastal zone in front of multiple mouth deltas. One peculiar feature, identified in front of the Po Delta (Italy), consists in warmer water bulges present in some periods in the coastal zone between the river mouths. Such features are evident during both high and low river discharge. Through an integrated approach based on the analysis of satellite imagery, in situ field data and a high-resolution oceanographic model, representing the whole river-delta-sea system, we investigated the relative contribution of the different forcing in controlling coastal mixing of riverine waters. The results ev...

Persistent Identifiers

doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2019.106254 , 10.5281/zenodo.3604114 , 10.5281/zenodo.3604113

Subjects

free text keywords: Aquatic Science, Oceanography, Coastal mixing, Multiple-mouth delta, Finite element model, Po delta, Ecosystem, Forcing (mathematics), Thermohaline circulation, Satellite imagery, Sediment, Discharge, Upwelling, Geology, Delta

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