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Title:Multi-platform, high-resolution study of a complex coastal system : the TOSCA experiment in the Gulf of Trieste
Authors:ID Querin, Stefano (Author)
ID Cosoli, Simone (Author)
ID Gerin, Riccardo (Author)
ID Laurent, Célia (Author)
ID Malačič, Vlado (Author)
ID Pristov, Neva (Author)
ID Poulain, Pierre-Marie (Author)
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Language:English
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
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Abstract:Abstract Although small in size, the Gulf of Trieste (GoT), a marginal coastal basin in the northern Adriatic Sea, is characterized by very complex dynamics and strong variability of its oceanographic conditions. In April–May 2012, a persistent, large-scale anticyclonic eddy was observed in the GoT. This event was captured by both High Frequency Radar (HFR) and Lagrangian drifter observations collected within the European MED TOSCA (Tracking Oil Spill and Coastal Awareness) project. The complexity of the system and the variety of forcing factors constitute major challenges from a numerical modeling perspective when it comes to simulating the observed features. In this study, we implemented a high-resolution hydrodynamic model in an attempt to reproduce and analyze the observed basin-wide eddy structure and determine its drivers. We adopted the Massachusetts Institute of Technology General Circulation Model (MITgcm), tailored for the GoT, nested into a large-scale simulation of the Adriatic Sea and driven by a tidal model, measured river freshwater discharge data and surface atmospheric forcing. Numerical results were qualitatively and quantitatively evaluated against HFR surface current maps, Lagrangian drifter trajectories and thermohaline data, showing good skills in reproducing the general circulation, but failing in accurately tracking the drifters. Model sensitivity to different forcing factors (wind, river and tides) was also assessed.
Keywords:Adriatic Sea, surface circulation, HF coastal radars, Lagrangian drifters, wind-driven currents, ocean circulation models
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Publication date:27.04.2021
Year of publishing:2021
Number of pages:str. 1-28
Numbering:Vol. 9, no. 5
PID:20.500.12556/DiRROS-19459 New window
UDC:551.5
ISSN on article:2077-1312
DOI:10.3390/jmse9050469 New window
COBISS.SI-ID:61216003 New window
Note:Nasl. z nasl. zaslona; Opis vira z dne 28. 4. 2021;
Publication date in DiRROS:19.07.2024
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QUERIN, Stefano, COSOLI, Simone, GERIN, Riccardo, LAURENT, Célia, MALAČIČ, Vlado, PRISTOV, Neva and POULAIN, Pierre-Marie, 2021, Multi-platform, high-resolution study of a complex coastal system : the TOSCA experiment in the Gulf of Trieste. Journal of marine science and engineering [online]. 2021. Vol. 9, no. 5, p. 1–28. [Accessed 13 April 2025]. DOI 10.3390/jmse9050469. Retrieved from: https://dirros.openscience.si/IzpisGradiva.php?lang=eng&id=19459
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Record is a part of a journal

Title:Journal of marine science and engineering
Shortened title:J. mar. sci. eng.
Publisher:Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
ISSN:2077-1312
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Document is financed by a project

Funder:EC - European Commission
Project number:265103
Name:MEDiterranean Sea Acidification in a changing climate
Acronym:MEDSEA
Funder:EC - European Commission
Funding programme:Tracking Oil Spills and Coastal Awareness (TOSCA) Network project
Project number:2G-MED09-425

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