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    • Assessing nature based solutions for managing coastal bays 

      Fernández-Pedrera Balsells, Marta; Mestres Ridge, Marc; Fernández Tejedor, Margarita; Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín (2020-05)
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      This work investigates the hydrodynamic response of two small and shallow bays located in the Ebro Delta, in order to solve the problems affecting mussel farms, such as the high temperatures reached in the summer period ...
    • Characterization of bottom sediment resuspension events observed in a micro-tidal bay 

      Grifoll Colls, Manel; Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo; Guillén Aranda, Jorge; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Boye Hansen, Lars; Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín (2019-03)
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      In this study we investigate the variability in near-bottom turbidity in Alfacs Bay (in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea). The bay is characterized by a micro-tidal environment and seiching activity that may lead to flow ...
    • Coastal ocean forecasting in Spanish ports: the SAMOA operational service 

      García Sotillo, Marcos; Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo; Lorente Jiménez, Pablo; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín; Álvarez Fanjul, Enrique (2020-01)
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      SAMOA (Sistema de Apoyo Meteorológico y Oceanográfico de la Autoridad Portuaria) is the latest initiative of Puertos del Estado, the Spanish Public State Port Agency, to enhance the delivery of user-customised operational ...
    • Hydrodynamic response in a microtidal and shallow bay under energetic wind and seiche episodes 

      Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Espino Infantes, Manuel (2015-09)
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      In this contribution we investigate the hydrodynamic response in a micro-tidal and shallow semi-enclosed domain. We chose a set of observations which include currents, hydrography and meteorological data obtained in Alfacs ...
    • Hydrodynamic response of a shallow and microtidal estuary : Alfacs Bay. From high to low frequency processes 

      Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-07-24)
      Doctoral thesis
      Open Access
      Using both observations and modelling tools, it is investigated the main hydrodynamic response mechanisms of a microtidal and shallow bay in the Mediterranean Sea: Alfacs Bay. Main objectives are considered using differenttim ...
    • Modeling circulation patterns induced by spatial cross-shore wind variability in a small-size coastal embayment 

      Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Grifoll Colls, Manel (2016-08)
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      This contribution shows the importance of the cross-shore spatial wind variability in the water circulation in a small-sized micro-tidal bay. The hydrodynamic wind response at Alfacs Bay (Ebro River delta, NW Mediterranean ...
    • Modelling assessment of the tidal stream resource in the Ria of Ferrol (NW Spain) using a year-long simulation 

      Mestres Ridge, Marc; Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Sierra Pedrico, Juan Pablo; Espino Infantes, Manuel (Elsevier, 2019-02)
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      The availability of tidal stream energy in the Ría of Ferrol (NW Spain) has been assessed using a long term hydrodynamic simulation (351 days). A priori, a strait in the central part of the estuary seems a promising site ...
    • Operational forecasting as a tool for managing pollutant dispersion and recovery 

      Mestres Ridge, Marc; Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín; González Marco, Daniel; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Sierra Pedrico, Juan Pablo; Álvarez Fanjul, Enrique; García Sotillo, Marcos; Capella, Salvador; Mora, Javier; Llinás, Octavio; Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo (2016)
      Conference lecture
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      The fate and concentration of plastic pollutants in coastal seas depends on meteo-oceanographic factors and the multiple entry points in the domain. This will in turn control the implications for water quality, transmission ...
    • Operational oceanography at the service of the ports 

      Álvarez Fanjul, Enrique; García Sotillo, Marcos; Pérez Gómez, Begoña; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Mestres Ridge, Marc; Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo; Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín (2018)
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      The implementation of operational oceanography in the past 15 years has provided many societal benefits and has led to many countries adopting a formal roadmap for providing ocean forecasts. Continuing the tradition of two ...
    • Subtidal circulation in a microtidal Mediterranean bay 

      Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Grifoll Colls, Manel; ValleLevinson, Arnoldo (2018-12)
      Article
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      We examine the role of different forcings on the subtidal circulation in a microtidal bay with freshwater inputs in the NW Mediterranean Sea: Alfacs Bay. Observations of subtidal flow in summer 2013 and winter 2014 reveal ...
    • The SAMOA project: downscalling operational oceanography for improving Harbour operations 

      Álvarez Fanjul, Enrique; García Sotillo, Marcos; Pérez Gómez, Begoña; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Mestres Ridge, Marc; Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo; Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín (European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS), 2018)
      Conference report
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      SAMOA is a revolution in the way solutions are provided to the Operational Oceanography needs of the Port Authorities. An integrated system, ultimately based on CMEMS data, has been developed. A total of 10 new high-resolution ...
    • Tidal transformation and resonance in a short, microtidal Mediterranean estuary (Alfacs Bay in Ebre delta) 

      Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Valle Levinson, Arnoldo; Espino Infantes, Manuel (2014-05)
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      Tidal and subtidal waves are analyzed with sea-level data and numerical modeling in a short and micro-tidal embayment, Alfacs Bay (NW Mediterranean Sea). Data analysis exhibits tidal wave amplification and seiching ...
    • Use of a hydrodynamic model for the management of water renovation in a coastal system 

      Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo; Fernández-Pedrera Balsells, Marta; Mestres Ridge, Marc; Fernández Tejedor, Margarita; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín (2019-03)
      Article
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      In this contribution we investigate the hydrodynamic response in Alfacs Bay (Ebro Delta, NW Mediterranean Sea) to different anthropogenic modifications in freshwater flows and inner bay–open sea connections. The fresh water ...
    • Wind variability in a coastal area (Alfacs Bay, Ebro River delta) 

      Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Moré, Jordi; Bravo, Manel; Sairouni, Abdel; Espino Infantes, Manuel (2015-03)
      Article
      Open Access
      Wind spatial heterogeneity in a coastal area (Alfacs Bay, northwestern Mediterranean Sea) is described using a set of observations and modelling results. Observations in three meteorological stations (during 2012–2013) ...
    • Wind-Driven hydrodynamics in the shallow, micro-tidal estuary at the Fangar Bay (Ebro Delta, NW Mediterranean Sea) 

      Fernández-Pedrera Balsells, Marta; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Espinola Estepa, Manuel; Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo; Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020-10-04)
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      This article investigates water circulation in small-scale (~10 km2), shallow (less than 4 m) and micro-tidal estuaries. The research characterizes the hydrodynamic wind response in these domains using field data from ...