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    • A synergetic combination of measurements and models to assess renewable wind energy in semi enclosed domains 

      Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín; González Marco, Daniel; Sospedra Iglesias, Joaquim; Sierra Pedrico, Juan Pablo; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Pallarès Segarra, Esteve (SARTI, 2013)
      Conference lecture
      Open Access
    • An implicit finite-element model for 3D non-hydrostatic mesoscale ocean flows 

      Maidana, Manuel Augusto; Blasco Lorente, Jorge; Espino Infantes, Manuel (2004)
      Article
      Open Access
      We present in this paper a pressure stabilized, finite element method for the numerical approximation of three-dimensional, non-hydrostatic mesoscale ocean flows. The model considered here incorporates surface wind ...
    • Assessing future wave climate in the Ebro Delta using SWAN nested modelling and CMIP6 wind projections 

      Houghton, Tobias; Olmo, Matías; Mestres Ridge, Marc; Cos, Josep; Soret Miravet, Albert; Espino Infantes, Manuel (2024-10-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      Coastal communities and ecosystems around the world are currently facing serious threats including flooding and erosion, which will be exacerbated by climate change in the coming century. While many studies focus on sea ...
    • Assessing nature based solutions for managing coastal bays 

      Balsells Fernández-Pedrera, Marta; Mestres Ridge, Marc; Fernández Tejedor, Margarita; Cerralbo Peñarroya, Pablo; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín (2020-05)
      Article
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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 ...
    • Assessment of aquaculture rafts exposure at river-borne substances using numerical modelling 

      Chen, Yang; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Fernández Tejedor, Margarita; Balsells Fernández-Pedrera, Marta; Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín (2022)
      Conference report
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      Coastal bays and estuaries with aquaculture activity may show spatial variability on the exposure at river-borne substances such as nutrients, pesticides or pollutants. In function of the relative geographical position of ...
    • Caracterização da agitação marítima ao largo de Maputo 

      Guiloviça, C.B.; Oliveira, Tiago Castro Alves; Palalane, J.; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Gómez Aguar, Jesús Javier; Espino Infantes, Manuel (2011)
      Conference report
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      O objectivo deste trabalho é fazer a caracterização da agitação marítima ao largo de Maputo. Na ausência de dados de bóias e dados visuais que permitissem executar uma caracterização da agitação a longo prazo optou-se pela ...
    • 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)
      Article
      Open Access
      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 ...
    • CMEMS-based coastal analyses: conditioning, coupling and limits for applications 

      Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín; Staneva, Joanna; Cavaleri, Luigi; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Mestres Ridge, Marc (2021-03)
      Article
      Open Access
      Recent advances in numerical modeling, satellite data, and coastal processes, together with the rapid evolution of CMEMS products and the increasing pressures on coastal zones, suggest the timeliness of extending such ...
    • 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)
      Article
      Open Access
      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 ...
    • Comparison between nested grids and unstructured grids for a high-resolution wave forecasting system in the western Mediterranean sea 

      Pallarès López, Elena; López Marco, Jaime; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín (2017-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      Traditionally wave modelling uses a downscaling process by means of successive nested grids to obtain high-resolution wave fields near the coast. This supposes an uncertain error due to internal boundary conditions and a ...
    • Debats del CDDECMA : Contaminació del litoral 

      Flos, Jordi; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Melo Rodríguez, Germán de; Platónov, Alexéi Konstantínovich; Cerrillo, Antonio; Centre de Documentació i Debat d'Enginyeria Civil i Medi Ambient; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyers de Camins, Canals i Ports de Barcelona (ETSECCPB) (2003-02-26)
      Audiovisual
      Open Access
    • Desarrollo de una herramienta operacional de control de la calidad del agua en zonas portuarias mediante simulación numérica y observaciones 

      Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Sierra Pedrico, Juan Pablo; García Sotillo, Marcos; Álvarez Fanjul, Enrique; Romo, Javier; Solé, Xavier; Basora, Joan; Hernáez, Mario; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Jordà Sánchez, Gabriel (2008-06)
      Article
      Open Access
      El trabajo que se presenta se desarrolló dentro de un Convenio de Colaboración entre Puertos del Estado, las AAPP de Barcelona, Tarragona y Bilbao y el Laboratorio de Ingeniería Marítima de la UPC (LIM/UPC) y es la base ...
    • Enhanced mixing in heterogeneous Buckley Leverett flow due to temporal fluctuations 

      Bolster, Diogo; Dentz, Marco; Carrera, J.; Espino Infantes, Manuel (EGU, 2008-04-30)
      Conference lecture
      Open Access
    • Environmental management system for the analysis of oil spill risk using probabilistic simulations: application at Tarragona monobuoy 

      Morell Villalonga, Mariano Nicolás; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Mestres Ridge, Marc (2020-04)
      Article
      Open Access
      Oil spill accidents during port operations are one of the main hydrocarbon pollution threats for coastal waters. Appropriate environmental risk assessment and pollution events management tools are needed to achieve ...
    • Estabilización de la superfície libre en la solución de ecuaciones shallow -water por elementos finitos. Aplicaciones oceanográficas 

      Espino Infantes, Manuel (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 1994-07-11)
      Doctoral thesis
      Open Access
      El movimiento del mar (corrientes, olas...) es un factor determinante de las condiciones ambientales del medio marino. Estas condiciones son alteradas por las actuaciones humanas mediante la construcción de diques o ...
    • Evaluating barrier beach protection with numerical modelling: a practical case 

      Sánchez Artús, Xavier; Subbiah, Buckle; Gracia García, Vicente; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Espanya Forcadell, Antoni; Sánchez-Arcilla Conejo, Agustín (Elsevier, 2024-08)
      Article
      Open Access
      Embryonic dunes, continuous dunes and classical beach nourishment are tested as soft coastal protection measures in the vulnerable Trabucador barrier beach located in the NW Mediterranean Sea against different storm ...
    • Evaluation of the operational CMEMS and coastal downstream ocean forecasting services during the storm Gloria (January 2020) 

      García Sotillo, Marcos; Mourre, Batpiste; Mestres Ridge, Marc; Lorente, Pablo; Aznar, Roland; García-León, Manuel; Liste Muñoz, María; Santana, Alex; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Álvarez Fanjul, Enrique (Frontiers Media, 2021-04-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      Storm Gloria was the 10th named storm in Europe for the 2019–2020 winter season, and it severely affected Spain and France. This powerful storm represents an excellent study case to analyze the capabilities of the different ...
    • Finite element approximation of 3D non-hydrostatic turbulent coastal ocean flows using a LES model 

      Blasco Lorente, Jorge; Maidana, Manuel Augusto; German, Arnel; Espino Infantes, Manuel (2008-01-07)
      Article
      Open Access
      In this paper we present a stabilized finite element method for three-dimensional, non-hydrostatic, turbulent coastal ocean flows. The model we have developed, named HELIKE, incorporates also surface wind stress, bottom ...
    • 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)
      Article
      Open Access
      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 ...
    • Hydrographic variability and estuarine classification of Inhambane Bay (Mozambique) 

      Solana Arteche, Gorka; Grifoll Colls, Manel; Espino Infantes, Manuel (2020-03)
      Article
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      This study investigates the hydrographic variability and the estuarine classification obtained from a set of field campaign data in Inhambane Bay (Mozambique). In situ measured salinity, temperature and sea-level data, ...