Indicators for Evaluating the Impact of Artificial Islands on the Barcelona Coast
| Autor: | Vicente Gracia Garcia, Montserrat Rubio Galindo, Iván Cáceres Rabionet |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Coastal Management. 36:254-273 |
| ISSN: | 1521-0421 0892-0753 |
| Popis: | Artificial islands have been constructed next to large cities due to the need for extra space in highly populated areas. These emerged structures have been used by many countries as platforms for developing infrastructure (airports, harbors, highways, etc.), rebuilding ecological areas, and creating new spaces for tourism or residential areas. In this study, two state-of-the-art numerical models for wave propagation and nearshore circulation are used to simulate the effects of an emerged artificial island on the Barcelona coast. Several sea indicators (wave height, intensity and direction of currents, and mean water level) are analyzed to assess the changes likely to be induced by an artificial island. Three different situations are studied and the indicators are compared across the different tests to obtain information that can be used in the planning process of these structures. In two-meter wave conditions, the tests show that wave height is generally reduced in the sheltered area, which leads to impro... |
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