Hydrodynamics and Water Quality in Coastal Systems: Numerical Modelling and Observations

A special issue of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (ISSN 2077-1312). This special issue belongs to the section "Physical Oceanography".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 May 2024 | Viewed by 790

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Physics Department, CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: numerical modelling of coastal systems; physical/biological/chemical interactions; remote sensing; estuaries and lagoons; coastal zone monitoring; atmosphere–ocean processes; water quality
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Physics Department, CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: estuarine and coastal physical oceanography; stratification/mixing; estuarine biogeochemistry; hydrodynamic and biogeochemical modelling
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Coastal systems are important transition zones connecting ocean and land, from where they make contact with a large number of particulate and dissolved materials (e.g., sediments, nutrients, and organic matter). These systems support productive ecosystems and high biological diversity, providing valuable ecosystem services, including salinity intrusion, nutrient recycling, natural conditions for aquaculture, nursery, and the removal of pollutants. However, coastal systems are among the areas most threatened by anthropogenic pressures, since they host large and growing populations, and also suffer from the substantial deterioration of marine water quality. Thus, an understanding of hydrodynamic behaviors, varied water properties, and water quality is necessary to develop suitable management practices.

This Special Issue seeks to collate a set of publications that enable an advanced understanding of hydrodynamics and water quality in coastal systems (tidal propagation, salinity intrusion, nutrients, eutrophication, harmful algal blooms, hypoxia, trace metals, acidification, etc.), taking advantage of numerical modeling and observations. Methods and results on hydrodynamic/water quality variability for present and future climates are welcome. We thus invite researchers to submit research articles, reviews, and case studies.

Dr. Ana Picado
Dr. Nuno Vaz
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • water quality
  • numerical modelling
  • nutrients
  • oxygen
  • coastal systems

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Implementation of a Far-Field Water Quality Model for the Simulation of Trace Elements in an Eastern Mediterranean Coastal Embayment Receiving High Anthropogenic Pressure
by Aikaterini Anna Mazioti, Vassilis Kolovoyiannis, Evangelia Krasakopoulou, Elina Tragou, Vassilis Zervakis, Georgia Assimakopoulou, Alexandros Athiniotis, Vasiliki Paraskevopoulou, Alexandra Pavlidou and Christina Zeri
J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2024, 12(5), 797; https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12050797 - 10 May 2024
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Water quality modeling is a key element for the support of environmental protection and policymaking. The aim of this work is to describe the application of a far-field water quality model for the simulation of marine pollution occurring from heavy metals (cadmium, lead, [...] Read more.
Water quality modeling is a key element for the support of environmental protection and policymaking. The aim of this work is to describe the application of a far-field water quality model for the simulation of marine pollution occurring from heavy metals (cadmium, lead, nickel, copper, and zinc). The highly stressed marine area of the Saronikos Gulf (Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean) was chosen for investigation. Major pollution sources were identified, loads were estimated, and the model was parameterized to reproduce the local seawater conditions. The distribution of the pollutants between the dissolved and particulate phases was examined. The performance of the model set-up was evaluated using field concentration measurements. The described implementation succeeded in reproducing the observed levels of pollution and therefore can be used as a baseline configuration to examine the cumulative impact of future pollution sources; for example, accidental pollution events. Full article
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