The effect of a promontory on the passive tracers advected by a coastal current: A full three-dimensional numerical study

Leuzzi, Giovanni and Purini, R. (2005) The effect of a promontory on the passive tracers advected by a coastal current: A full three-dimensional numerical study. Il nuovo cimento C, 28 (1). pp. 61-74. ISSN 1826-9885

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Abstract

The coupling of a community three-dimensional primitive equation model with a three-dimensional Lagrangian dispersion model is used to describe with sufficient accuracy the temporal and spatial evolution of passive tracers released along a coast characterized by the presence of a cape. The simulations show how different initial conditions influence dispersion properties in a stratified sea, also to provide some insight on the valuation of the environmental impact of pollutants released along the coast. Finally, the power spectra content in a well-defined frequency range of the internal gravity waves is interpreted on the basis of vortex shedding in the lee of the promontory.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Turbulence and diffusion ; Coastal and estuarine oceanography ; Marine pollution
Subjects: 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 550 Scienze della Terra > 551 Geologia, Idrologia, Meteorologia
Depositing User: Marina Spanti
Date Deposited: 14 Mar 2020 13:50
Last Modified: 14 Mar 2020 13:50
URI: http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/15283

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