Browsing by Author "Mestres Ridge, Marc"
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Analysis of current intensification in the NorthWest Mediterranean Shelf
(2016-02)
Article
Open AccessFlow intensification episodes lasting more than 12 h are observed occasionally at different locations along the Northwestern Mediterranean coast. In the last years, these pulses have hindered ship operations outside the ... -
Analysis of the optimal deployment location for tidal energy converters in the mesotidal Ria de Vigo (NW Spain)
(2016-11)
Article
Open AccessThe potential power output expected from the installation of a tidal farm near the mesotidal Ria de Vigo (NW Spain) is assessed using two different tidal stream energy converters (TEC). For this, the results of a previous ... -
Assessing nature based solutions for managing coastal bays
(2020-05)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis 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 harbour inoperability and adaptation cost due to sea level rise: application to the port of Tangier-Med (Morocco)
(2022-01)
Article
Open AccessThis paper intends to assess the potential impacts of the future SLR on the operability of berthing structures and to estimate in monetary terms the adaptation costs to it. To do this, three scenarios of SLR are considered, ... -
Assessment of the intra-annual and inter-annual variability of the wave energy resource in the Bay of Biscay (France)
(2017-12)
Article
Open AccessIn this paper, the wave energy potential in the western coast of France is assessed, analyzing 58 years of data from numerical models at 10 points located between latitudes 43º30'N and 47ºN. The study focuses on the temporal ... -
CMEMS-based coastal analyses: conditioning, coupling and limits for applications
(2021-03)
Article
Open AccessRecent 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 ... -
Computational fluid dynamics modeling of impinging gas-jet systems: I. Assessment of eddy viscosity models
(2005-07-15)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyComputational fluid dynamics plays an important role in engineering design. To gain insight into solving problems involving complex industrial flows, such as impinging gas-jet systems (IJS), an evaluation of several eddy ... -
Computational fluid dynamics modeling of impinging gas-jet systems: II. Application to an industrial cooling system device
(2005-07-15)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyA numerical analysis of the flow behavior in industrial cooling systems based on arrays of impinging jets has been performed, using several eddy viscosity models to determine their modeling capabilities. For the cooling ... -
Copernicus Ocean State Report, issue 6. Chapter 4: Specific events during the year 2020
(2022-08-31)
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Desarrollo de un sistema de oceanografía operacional para zonas costeras: PORT21
(Elsevier, 2020-08)
Article
Open AccessEl objetivo de este artículo es la presentación del Sistema PORT 21 de previsión de oleaje y Oceanografía Operacional (OO) de aplicación en la Región Sudamericana. Para la comprensión integral del sistema se citan los ... -
Efectos de la descarga estacional del Canal del Dique en el mecanismo de intercambio de aguas de una bahía semicerrada y micromareal : Bahía de Cartagena, Colombia
(2012-12-15)
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Open AccessLas características mareales de la Bahía de Cartagena (Colombia), su morfología y la fluctuación estacional del caudal de descarga del Canal del Dique modifican el mecanismo de intercambio de agua de la bahía con el mar ... -
Environmental management system for the analysis of oil spill risk using probabilistic simulations: application at Tarragona monobuoy
(2020-04)
Article
Open AccessOil 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 ... -
Estudio de dilución del vertido de aguas residuales procedente del futuro emisario de Sagunto
(2015)
Research report
Open AccessEn el presente estudio se evalúa la dilución del efluente descargado a través del emisario submarino proyectado frente al puerto de Sagunto, y que vierte las aguas combinadas procedentes de distintas fuentes. Los objetivos ... -
Evaluation of the operational CMEMS and coastal downstream ocean forecasting services during the storm Gloria (January 2020)
(Frontiers Media, 2021-04-01)
Article
Open AccessStorm 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 ... -
Impact of climate change on wave energy resource in the Mediterranean coast of Morocco
(2020-06)
Article
Open AccessThe increasing demand for energy and the impacts generated by CO2 emissions make it necessary to harness all possible renewable sources of energy, like wave power. Nevertheless, climate change may generate significant ... -
Improving operational ocean models for the Spanish Port Authorities: assessment of the SAMOA coastal forecasting service upgrades
(MDPI, 2022-02)
Article
Open AccessThe Puertos del Estado SAMOA coastal and port ocean forecast service delivers operational ocean forecasts to the Spanish Port Authorities since 01/2017 (originally set-up for 9 ports). In its second development phase ... -
Investigació + enginyeria per a una zona costanera més sostenible
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyers de Camins Canals i Ports de Barcelona, 2011-11-16)
Conference lecture
Open AccessAquest article presenta tres projectes que han contribuït a desenvolupar noves eines per a millorar el projecte d’estructures i actuacions d’enginyeria civil a la zona costanera. L’objectiu és plantejar com es poden fer ... -
La influencia de la descarga del Canal del Dique en los niveles del mar de la Bahía de Cartagena-Colombia
(2012-12-15)
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Open AccessEl incremento en los eventos de inundaciones no relacionados con marejadas es frecuente en Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, durante los meses de octubre y noviembre. Esta situación pone en riesgo las inversiones realizadas ... -
Lad_3D: modelo 3D de simulación de la dispersión en campo cercano y lejano de contaminantes en aguas costeras
(Centro Internacional de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería, 1998)
Article
Open AccessLos modelos numéricos bidimensionales que resuelven la hidrodinámica y el transporte de contaminantes asociado han sido ampliamente utilizados en el caflpo lejano, pero pueden dar lugar a resultados poco realistas en el ... -
Modeling the benthic loading of particulate wastes from a gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) farm during a complete rearing cycle
(2016-09)
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Open AccessThe relationship between aquaculture activities and water quality plays an important role in determining the volume and quality of production as well as the impact of aquaculture on the aquatic environment. The natural ...
