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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-11-909-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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23 Nov 2015
Research article |
| 23 Nov 2015
High-resolution satellite turbidity and sea surface temperature observations of river plume interactions during a significant flood event
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico Ambientale (CNR-IREA), Via Bassini 13, 20133 Milan, Italy
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Canberra, Australia
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Scienze Marine (CNR–ISMAR), Arsenale-Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122 Venice, Italy
L. Zaggia
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Scienze Marine (CNR–ISMAR), Arsenale-Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122 Venice, Italy
C. Giardino
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico Ambientale (CNR-IREA), Via Bassini 13, 20133 Milan, Italy
M. Bresciani
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico Ambientale (CNR-IREA), Via Bassini 13, 20133 Milan, Italy
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto per il Rilevamento Elettromagnetico Ambientale (CNR-IREA), Via Bassini 13, 20133 Milan, Italy
D. Bellafiore
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Scienze Marine (CNR–ISMAR), Arsenale-Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122 Venice, Italy
C. Ferrarin
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Scienze Marine (CNR–ISMAR), Arsenale-Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122 Venice, Italy
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Scienze Marine (CNR–ISMAR), Arsenale-Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122 Venice, Italy
A. Benetazzo
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Scienze Marine (CNR–ISMAR), Arsenale-Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122 Venice, Italy
D. Bonaldo
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Scienze Marine (CNR–ISMAR), Arsenale-Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122 Venice, Italy
F. M. Falcieri
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Scienze Marine (CNR–ISMAR), Arsenale-Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122 Venice, Italy
A. Coluccelli
Università Politecnica delle Marche – Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente (UNIVPM-DISVA), Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
Università Politecnica delle Marche – Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente (UNIVPM-DISVA), Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, Italy
NATO STO Centre for Maritime Research and Technology, V.le San Bartolomeo 400, 19126 La Spezia, Italy
S. Carniel
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche – Istituto di Scienze Marine (CNR–ISMAR), Arsenale-Tesa 104, Castello 2737/F, 30122 Venice, Italy
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A multiscale sampling experiment was carried out in the Gulf of Taranto (eastern Mediterranean) providing the first synoptic evidence of the large-scale circulation structure and associated mesoscale variability. The circulation is shown to be dominated by an anticyclonic gyre and upwelling areas at the gyre periphery.
Paolo Oddo, Andrea Storto, Srdjan Dobricic, Aniello Russo, Craig Lewis, Reiner Onken, and Emanuel Coelho
Ocean Sci., 12, 1137–1153, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-1137-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-1137-2016, 2016
Maria Gabriella Gaeta, Achilleas G. Samaras, Ivan Federico, Renata Archetti, Francesco Maicu, and Giuliano Lorenzetti
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 16, 2071–2083, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2071-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-2071-2016, 2016
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The present work describes an operational strategy for the development of a multiscale modeling system, based on a multiple–nesting approach and open–source numerical models. The strategy was applied and validated for the Gulf of Taranto in southern Italy, scaling large–scale oceanographic model results to high–resolution coupled-wave 3-D hydrodynamics simulations for the area of Mar Grande in Taranto. The spatial and temporal high-resolution simulations were performed using the open source.
André Valente, Shubha Sathyendranath, Vanda Brotas, Steve Groom, Michael Grant, Malcolm Taberner, David Antoine, Robert Arnone, William M. Balch, Kathryn Barker, Ray Barlow, Simon Bélanger, Jean-François Berthon, Şükrü Beşiktepe, Vittorio Brando, Elisabetta Canuti, Francisco Chavez, Hervé Claustre, Richard Crout, Robert Frouin, Carlos García-Soto, Stuart W. Gibb, Richard Gould, Stanford Hooker, Mati Kahru, Holger Klein, Susanne Kratzer, Hubert Loisel, David McKee, Brian G. Mitchell, Tiffany Moisan, Frank Muller-Karger, Leonie O'Dowd, Michael Ondrusek, Alex J. Poulton, Michel Repecaud, Timothy Smyth, Heidi M. Sosik, Michael Twardowski, Kenneth Voss, Jeremy Werdell, Marcel Wernand, and Giuseppe Zibordi
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 8, 235–252, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-235-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-235-2016, 2016
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A compiled set of in situ data is important to evaluate the quality of ocean-colour satellite data records. Here we describe the compilation of global bio-optical in situ data (spanning from 1997 to 2012) used for the validation of the ocean-colour products from the ESA Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative (OC-CCI). The compilation merges and harmonizes several in situ data sources into a simple format that could be used directly for the evaluation of satellite-derived ocean-colour data.
Renata Archetti, Agnese Paci, Sandro Carniel, and Davide Bonaldo
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 16, 1107–1122, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-1107-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-16-1107-2016, 2016
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An application to monitor the response of a beach to single storms, in order to predict shoreline changes and to plan the defence of the shore zone is presented. On the study area, Jesolo (Italy), video and current stations were installed. The methodology, which is economically attractive, proves to be a valuable system for providing detailed indications on beach erosion processes and can be used for improving the collaboration between coastal scientists and managers to solve beach-maintenance problems.
Francesco Marcello Falcieri, Lakshmi Kantha, Alvise Benetazzo, Andrea Bergamasco, Davide Bonaldo, Francesco Barbariol, Vlado Malačič, Mauro Sclavo, and Sandro Carniel
Ocean Sci., 12, 433–449, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-433-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-433-2016, 2016
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Between January 30th and February 4th we collected the first turbulence observations in the Gulf of Trieste under different wind forcing and water column structure. The vertical profiles of the turbulence kinetic energy dissipation rates showed that the presence near the sea floor of different water masses, inflowing from the open sea, can prevent the complete mixing of the water column. This dumping effect is enhanced when these masses present higher suspended sediment concentrations.
Francesco Barbariol, Francesco Marcello Falcieri, Carlotta Scotton, Alvise Benetazzo, Sandro Carniel, and Mauro Sclavo
Ocean Sci., 12, 403–415, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-403-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-403-2016, 2016
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The analysis presented in the paper aims at extending the classification capabilities of Self-Organizing Maps (SOM) within the context of ocean waves. Indeed, the intrinsic SOM difficulty in representing extremes of the wave climate is discussed and alternative strategies are proposed in order to represent the whole wave climate at a given location. Among them, a two-step SOM together with a double-side map provides the best results.
W. J. McKiver, G. Sannino, F. Braga, and D. Bellafiore
Ocean Sci., 12, 51–69, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-51-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-12-51-2016, 2016
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First modeling work comparing SHYFEM and MITgcm performance in the north Adriatic Sea; the treatment of heat/mass fluxes at the surface affects the models skill to reproduce coastal processes; high resolution is needed close to the coast, while lower resolution in the offshore is adequate to capture the dense water event; correct river discharges and temperature are vital for the reproduction of estuarine dynamics; non-hydrostatic processes do not influence the dense water formation.
B. Nechad, K. Ruddick, T. Schroeder, K. Oubelkheir, D. Blondeau-Patissier, N. Cherukuru, V. Brando, A. Dekker, L. Clementson, A. C. Banks, S. Maritorena, P. J. Werdell, C. Sá, V. Brotas, I. Caballero de Frutos, Y.-H. Ahn, S. Salama, G. Tilstone, V. Martinez-Vicente, D. Foley, M. McKibben, J. Nahorniak, T. Peterson, A. Siliò-Calzada, R. Röttgers, Z. Lee, M. Peters, and C. Brockmann
Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 7, 319–348, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-7-319-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-7-319-2015, 2015
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The CoastColour Round Robin (CCRR) project (European Space Agency) was designed to set up the first database for remote-sensing algorithm testing and accuracy assessment of water quality parameter retrieval in coastal waters, from satellite imagery. This paper analyses the CCRR database, which includes in situ bio-geochemical and optical measurements in various water types, match-up reflectance products from the MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS), and radiative transfer simulations.
C. Bassani, C. Manzo, F. Braga, M. Bresciani, C. Giardino, and L. Alberotanza
Atmos. Meas. Tech., 8, 1593–1604, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-1593-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-1593-2015, 2015
P. Malanotte-Rizzoli, V. Artale, G. L. Borzelli-Eusebi, S. Brenner, A. Crise, M. Gacic, N. Kress, S. Marullo, M. Ribera d'Alcalà, S. Sofianos, T. Tanhua, A. Theocharis, M. Alvarez, Y. Ashkenazy, A. Bergamasco, V. Cardin, S. Carniel, G. Civitarese, F. D'Ortenzio, J. Font, E. Garcia-Ladona, J. M. Garcia-Lafuente, A. Gogou, M. Gregoire, D. Hainbucher, H. Kontoyannis, V. Kovacevic, E. Kraskapoulou, G. Kroskos, A. Incarbona, M. G. Mazzocchi, M. Orlic, E. Ozsoy, A. Pascual, P.-M. Poulain, W. Roether, A. Rubino, K. Schroeder, J. Siokou-Frangou, E. Souvermezoglou, M. Sprovieri, J. Tintoré, and G. Triantafyllou
Ocean Sci., 10, 281–322, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-281-2014, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-10-281-2014, 2014
P. Zemlys, C. Ferrarin, G. Umgiesser, S. Gulbinskas, and D. Bellafiore
Ocean Sci., 9, 573–584, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-9-573-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-9-573-2013, 2013
H. Mihanović, I. Vilibić, S. Carniel, M. Tudor, A. Russo, A. Bergamasco, N. Bubić, Z. Ljubešić, D. Viličić, A. Boldrin, V. Malačič, M. Celio, C. Comici, and F. Raicich
Ocean Sci., 9, 561–572, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-9-561-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/os-9-561-2013, 2013
L. Tosi, E. E. Kruse, F. Braga, E. S. Carol, S. C. Carretero, J. L. Pousa, F. Rizzetto, and P. Teatini
Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci., 13, 523–534, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-523-2013, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-523-2013, 2013
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Short summary
Sea surface temperature and turbidity, derived from satellite imagery, were used to characterize river plumes in the northern Adriatic Sea during a significant flood event in November 2014. Circulation patterns and sea surface salinity, from an operational coupled ocean-wave model, supported the interpretation of the plumes' interaction with the receiving waters and among them.
Sea surface temperature and turbidity, derived from satellite imagery, were used to characterize...
