Menna, M. and Mercatini, A. and Uttieri, M. and Buonocore, B. and Zambianchi, E (2007) Wintertime transport processes in the Gulf of Naples investigated by HF radar measurements of surface currents. Il nuovo cimento C, 30 (6). pp. 605-622. ISSN 1826-9885
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Abstract
Transport processes play a fundamental role in regulating the water renewal in coastal systems. The Gulf of Naples (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea) is a highly urbanised area, receiving pollutant discharges and terrestrial inputs that may reside inside the basin. For this reason, understanding the processes governing coast-offshore transport is of paramount importance for the welfare of the ecosystem and the sustainable exploitation of environmental resources. In this work, we analyse the wind-driven transport over lags of three days in winter reconstructing the basin scale surface circulation by means of High-Frequency radars and evaluating its dependence on wind circulation. Simulations of particle exchange between a coastal and an offshore area have been carried out, outlining the strong relationship between particle fate and circulation structures. Results are interpreted in terms of residence times and possible aggregative areas in the Gulf of Naples.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Coastal, estuarine, and near shore processes |
| Subjects: | 500 Scienze naturali e Matematica > 550 Scienze della Terra > 551 Geologia, Idrologia, Meteorologia |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Mar 2020 19:38 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Mar 2020 19:38 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/16314 |
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