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| Alekseenko, Elena; Roux, Bernard; Sukhinov, A.; Kotarba, R.; Fougere, D.. |
| The nonlinear hydrodynamics (3D RANS model) in a wide semi-enclosed windy lagoonal ecosystem is accurately investigated in the context of analyzing the limiting conditions of the recovery of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV). Among the main natural hydrodynamical forcings, we consider the wind effect. We mainly focus attention to characteristic velocities (free surface and bottom) and to free surface elevation in the nearshore regions (with shallow water) where SAV were severely damaged in the past decades. Our main result relates to wind effects that form downwind coastal jets, alongshore, in shallow water areas, due to Berre bathymetry. Such coastal jets, which were never described previously in Berre lagoon literature, give rise to substantial bottom... |
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Palavras-chave: Hydrodynamics; Berre lagoon; Current structures; Zostera noltii; Seagrass protection. |
| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00144/25511/24704.pdf |
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| Alekseenko, Elena; Roux, Bernard; Sukhinov, A.; Kotarba, R.; Fougere, D.. |
| The paper addresses the application of the nonlinear hydrodynamics model (RANS (Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes) equations) in a wide semi-enclosed Mediterranean lagoon (Berre lagoon), considering three natural forcing functions, i.e., sea tide propagating through a long narrow channel, wind and runoff. Main attention is focused to characteristic velocities (at free surface and bottom) and to free surface elevation associated to each of these three mechanisms, with special attention to the nearshore areas (i.e., in shallow water). The most interesting result concerns wind effects which, due to Berre lagoon bathymetry, give rise to downwind coastal jets, alongshore, in shallow water areas. Such coastal jets were never mentioned before in Berre lagoon... |
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| Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00137/24838/22912.pdf |
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