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modeling wave-ocean processes, dense water dynamics, sediment transport and continental margin reshaping in the Adriatic Sea Woods Hole, Aug 28 2014, COAWST training FROM SEA WAVES TO MUD WAVES D. Bonaldo Contributions from A. Benetazzo, A. Bergamasco, S. Carniel, F.M. Falcieri, M. Sclavo, F. Trincardi

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modeling wave-ocean processes, dense water dynamics, sediment transport and continental

margin reshaping in the Adriatic Sea

Woods Hole, Aug 28 2014, COAWST training

FROM SEA WAVESTO MUD WAVES

D. Bonaldo

Contributions from A. Benetazzo, A. Bergamasco, S. Carniel, F.M. Falcieri, M. Sclavo, F. Trincardi

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DENSE WATER IN THE ADRIATIC SEA

Explain Bedform patchyness in the Southern Adriatic Margin (SAM)

Assess the role of different forcing factors in controlling mass transport

Identify dense water and sediment pathways

Modelgeneration, propagation and cascading of DW in Winter 2012

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2 Way Coupled ROMS+SWAN

8 non-cohesive Sediment classes (4 grain sizes)

20 River mouths

Dx=1 km 272 X 752 X 30 cellsVtransform= 2Vstretching= 4THETA_S = 1 THETA_B = 3.0TCLINE = 1.9

Seabed: 15, 63, 125, 225 mmAlpine, Apennine: 15, 63 mm

8 Tidal components M2, S2, N2, K2, O1, K1, P1, Q1

18 (W) + 2 (E)

Same grid, 36 directions, 40 intrinsic frequencies

Uncoupled ROMS

MODEL SET UP

VS

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MODEL SET UP

BC (Otranto Strait): Mediterranean Forecasting System (MFS)

IC (Nov 1, 2011), Hydrodynamics: Adriatic Sea op. ROMS, 2x2 km hor. res.

Atmospheric forcing: COSMO-I7, 7x7 km hor. res., 35 sigma levels

Radiation-Nudging 3-D momentum and tracers fluxesChapman Free-surface and tangential component of the barotropic velocityFlather Normal component of the barotropic

velocity

1/16° x 1/16° hor. resolution

Bot. Sediment: Harris et al., 2008; Sclavo et al., 2013

Coupling: #define WEC_VF#define WDISS_WAVEMOD#define UV_KIRBY

#define COARE_TAYLOR_YELLAND #define ZOS_HSIG#define TKE_WAVEDISS#define BEDLOAD_SOULSBY

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UTRSCTRS

SST

UV

COUPLING AND SURFACE DYNAMICS

Effects of coupling on surface circulation…

… and enhanced air-sea heat fluxes

•Bottom stress, sediment resuspension•Tracers advection and patterns•Momentum of outflowing DW•Warm and salty water intrusion

•Physical properties of dense waters•Overall dense water production

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MASS FLUXES IN THE SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA

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MASS FLUXES IN THE SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA

Sediment-induced density along-shelf DW pathway

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MASS FLUXES IN THE SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA

Sediment-induced density

Waves effect on DW

Along-shelf DW pathway

Produced volume DW trajectory

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MASS FLUXES IN THE SOUTHERN ADRIATIC SEA

Sediment-induced density

Waves effect on DW

Waves effect on sed. transport

Along-shelf DW pathway

Produced volume DW trajectory

Total sediment volume Sediment trajectory

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HYDRODYNAMIC REGIME AND BEDFORM PATCHYNESS

Cascading-related acceleration and deceleration patterns are compatible

with erosional and depositional bedform configuration

Perturbations to geostrophic equilibrium are controlled

by variations in seabed curvature and slope

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OUR COMMENTS (what about yours?)

DENSE WATER DYNAMICS SHOW DIVERSE RESPONSE TO VARIABLE FORCING FACTORS

GREAT EXPECTATIONS ON NESTING ON KEY MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES…

CENTRAL ROLE OF WAVESAND TOPOGRAPHY

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…AND ON COHESIVE/MIXED SEDIMENT FORMULATION!

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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