Modelling studies on the processes that influence matter transfer on the Gulf of Thermaikos (NW Aegean Sea)

Koutitas, Christophoros/ Kourafalou, Vasiliki/ Savvidis, Yiannis/ Krestenitis, Yannis/ Κουραφάλου, Βασιλική/ Κουτίτας, Χριστόφορος/ Κρεστενίτης, Ιωάννης/ Σαββίδης, Ιωάννης


Institution and School/Department of submitter: ΤΕΙ Θεσσαλονίκης
Keywords: Sediment transport;Numerical model;Aegean Sea;Coastal circulation
Issue Date: 2004
Publisher: Elsevier
Citation: Journal: Continental Shelf Research, vol.24, no.2, 2004
Kourafalou, V., Savvidis, Y., Krestenitis, Y. and Koutitas, C. (2004). Modelling studies on the processes that influence matter transfer on the Gulf of Thermaikos (NW Aegean Sea). Continental Shelf Research. 24(2), pp.203-222.
Abstract: The development and application of a three-dimensional hydrodynamic and sediment transport model for the Gulf of Thermaikos, in the Northwestern Aegean Sea is presented. The processes that control the transfer of river-borne waters and fine-grained sediments are examined. These processes are: the overall basin circulation, the wind-driven flow, the buoyancy-driven flow that is associated with river plume dynamics and the sedimentation processes (flocculation, settling, deposition and erosion). We perform individual experiments, where only some of the processes are included, in order to study the different components of the transport mechanism separately. We also perform comprehensive experiments, where all processes are taken into account. It is found that a large percentage of the suspended particulate matter is deposited on the seabed of the Thermaikos Gulf and mainly near the river discharge sites. Although the sedimentation processes are of primary importance, the transport rates and pathways are greatly affected by the hydrodynamic processes that control circulation. Furthermore, the basin topography has a considerable impact on the transport, as the main rivers discharge near the narrow basin head and near areas of strong coastline curvature that act as sediment trapping zones.
Description: Δημοσιεύσεις μελών--Παράρτημα--Τμήμα Τεχνολογίας Αλιείας και Υδατοκαλλιεργειών, 2004
URI: http://195.251.240.227/jspui/handle/123456789/2644
ISSN: 0278-4343
Other Identifiers: 10.1016/j.csr.2003.10.009
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S027843430300222X
Item type: other
Submission Date: 2018-02-27T14:21:52Z
Item language: el
Item access scheme: free
Institution and School/Department of submitter: ΤΕΙ Θεσσαλονίκης
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