Larval transport of aristeus antennatus shrimp (crustacea: Decapoda: Dendrobranchiata: Aristeidae) near the Palamós submarine canyon (NW Mediterranean Sea) …

M Clavel-Henry, J Solé, N Bahamon, M Carretón… - Progress in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Marine fronts are oceanographic drivers for marine species dispersal, especially for their
pelagic organisms like the larvae. Larvae can aggregate at the front and consequently have …

Environmental management system for the analysis of oil spill risk using probabilistic simulations. Application at Tarragona Monobuoy

M Morell Villalonga, M Espino Infantes… - Journal of Marine …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oil spill accidents during port operations are one of the main hydrocarbon pollution threats
for coastal waters. Appropriate environmental risk assessment and pollution events …

Seasonal variations and driving factors of the Eastern Maine Coastal Current

D Li, Z Wang, H Xue, AC Thomas… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
To investigate the coastal current in the Gulf of Maine (GoME) and its relation to forcing from
outside of the gulf, a high‐resolution circulation model was developed and validated. Our …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of long-lasting massive dumping of dredged material on bottom sediment and water turbidity during port expansion works

A Palanques, J Guillén, P Puig, R Durán - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2022 - Elsevier
The effects of massive dumping of dredged material were studied during and after the last
large Barcelona port expansion. A benthic tripod equipped with a current meter, a …

Ocean–atmosphere–wave characterisation of a wind jet (Ebro shelf, NW Mediterranean Sea)

M Grifoll, J Navarro, E Pallares, L Ràfols… - Nonlinear Processes …, 2016 - npg.copernicus.org
In this contribution the wind jet dynamics in the northern margin of the Ebro River shelf (NW
Mediterranean Sea) are investigated using coupled numerical models. The study area is …

Decline of trace metal pollution in the bottom sediments of the Barcelona City continental shelf (NW Mediterranean)

A Palanques, L Lopez, J Guillén, P Puig… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
The evolution of trace metal pollution on the Barcelona city continental shelf during the last
few decades was studied by analyzing the historical records of trace metals in sediment …

Wind variability in a coastal area (Alfacs Bay, Ebro River delta)

P Cerralbo, M Grifoll, J Moré, M Bravo… - Advances in Science …, 2015 - asr.copernicus.org
Wind spatial heterogeneity in a coastal area (Alfacs Bay, northwestern Mediterranean Sea)
is described using a set of observations and modelling results. Observations in three …

Shelf response to intense offshore wind

M Grifoll, AL Aretxabaleta… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Cross and along‐shelf winds drive cross‐shelf transport that promotes the exchange of
tracers and nutrients to the open sea. The shelf response to cross‐shelf winds is studied in …

Hydrodynamic response in a microtidal and shallow bay under energetic wind and seiche episodes

P Cerralbo, M Grifoll, M Espino - Journal of Marine Systems, 2015 - Elsevier
In this contribution we investigate the hydrodynamic response in a micro-tidal and shallow
semi-enclosed domain. We chose a set of observations which include currents, hydrography …

Assessment of the skill of coupled physical–biogeochemical models in the NW Mediterranean

E Ramirez-Romero, G Jordà, A Amores… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Numerical modeling is a key tool to complement the current physical and biogeochemical
observational datasets. It is essential for understanding the role of oceanographic processes …