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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-411-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/os-17-411-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Effects of marine traffic on sediment erosion and accumulation in ports: a new model-based methodology
Antonio Guarnieri
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione di Bologna, Via D. Creti, 12, 40128 Bologna, Italy
Sina Saremi
DHI A/S, Agern Allé 5, 2970 Hørsholm, Denmark
Andrea Pedroncini
DHI S.r.l., Via Bombrini, 11/12, 16149 Genoa, Italy
Jacob H. Jensen
DHI A/S, Agern Allé 5, 2970 Hørsholm, Denmark
Silvia Torretta
DHI S.r.l., Via Bombrini, 11/12, 16149 Genoa, Italy
Marco Vaccari
Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (Genova), Palazzo San Giorgio, Via della Mercanzia, 2, 16124 Genoa, Italy
Caterina Vincenzi
Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (Genova), Palazzo San Giorgio, Via della Mercanzia, 2, 16124 Genoa, Italy
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Short summary
The powerful jets of currents induced by vessels' propellers in ports often cause areas of erosion and deposition, strongly impacting the port's operability. The capacity to fully understand and predict these complex dynamics would be a fundamental help for port operators in order to optimize and efficiently plan port management and seabed maintenance. In the present work, we show how this is possible using high-resolution modeling of hydrodynamics and sediment transport.
The powerful jets of currents induced by vessels' propellers in ports often cause areas of...