Hydrodynamics and morphodynamics of rivers, coasts, estuaries and lagoons

PhD program in Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering 
Curriculum in Fluid Dynamics and Environmental Engineering  
Theme: Hydrodynamics and morphodynamics of rivers, coasts, estuaries and lagoons

The topics covered are:

  • River morphodynamics
  • Coastal hydrodynamics and morphodynamics
  • Large scale tidal bedforms
  • Hydrodynamics and morphodynamics of estuaries and tidal environments (channels, shoals and sandbanks)
  • Turbidity currents
  • Meteo-marine modeling (atmosphere, waves and circulation) in the nearshore and offshore regions
  • Analysis of turbulence, large-scale coherent vortex structures and mixing phenomena

The researchers involved in this theme are: Giovanni Besio, Paolo Blondeaux, Michele Bolla Pittaluga, Marco Colombini, Marco Mazzuoli, Rodolfo Repetto, Alessandro Stocchino, Nicoletta Tambroni, Giovanna Vittori

Relevant publications

  • Mazzuoli, M., Uhlmann, M., Kidanemariam, A.G. Direct numerical simulations of ripples in an oscillatory flow. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 863, pp.572-600, 2019.
  • M. Bolla Pittaluga, A. Frascati, O. Falivene, 2018. A Gradually Varied Approach to Model Turbidity Currents in Submarine Channels, Journal Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, 123, 80–96. 2018.
  • Enrile F., Besio G., Magaldi M.G., Mantovani C., Cosoli S., Stocchino A., Gerin R., Poulain P.M., Evaluation of surface Lagrangion transport barriers in the Gulf of Trieste, Continetal Shell Res., 167, pp. 125-138. 2018
  • Enrile F, Stocchino A., Besio G. Shear and Shearless Lagrangian Structures in compound channels, Advances in Water Resources, 113C, 141-154. 2018.
  • Mazzuoli, M., Blondeaux, P., Simeonov, J., Calantoni, J. Direct Numerical Simulation of Oscillatory Flow Over a Wavy, Rough, and Permeable Bottom. Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, 123 (3), pp. 1595-1611. 2018.
  • Lanzoni S., Ferdousi A., Tambroni N. River banks and channel axis curvature: Effects on the longitudinal dispersion in alluvial rivers, Advances in Water Resources, Volume 113. 2018.
  • Mazzuoli, M., Uhlmann, M. Direct numerical simulation of open-channel flow over a fully-rough wall at moderate relative submergence. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 824, pp.722-765. 2017.
  • Porcile, G., Blondeaux, P., Vittori, G. On the formation of periodic sandy mounds. Continental Shelf Research, 145, pp. 68-79. 2017.
  • Mazzuoli, M., Blondeaux, P., Simeonov, J., Calantoni, J. Direct numerical simulation of the oscillatory flow around a sphere resting on a rough. bottom Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 822, pp. 235-266. 2017.
  • Blondeaux, P., Vittori, G., Mazzuoli, M. Pattern formation in a thin layer of sediment Marine Geology, 376, pp. 39-50. 2016.
  • Bolla Pittaluga M. G. Coco and M. G. Kleinhans, A unified framework for stability of channel bifurcations in gravel and sand fluvial systems, Geophysical Research Letters, 42, 7521–7536, 2015.
  • Bolla Pittaluga M. N. Tambroni, A. Canestrelli, R. Slingerland, S. Lanzoni, and G. Seminara. Where river and tide meet: The morphodynamic equilibrium of alluvial estuaries, Journal Geophysical Research - Earth Surface, 120, 75–94, 2015.
  • Tambroni, N., and G. Seminara. A one-dimensional eco-geomorphic model of marsh response to sea level rise: Wind effects, dynamics of the marsh border and equilibrium, J. Geophys. Res., 117. 2012.
Ultimo aggiornamento 30 Maggio 2023