Assessment of coastal vulnerability to land-based sources of pollution and its application in Apulia, Italy.

The present paper deals with the assessment of the coastal vulnerability to pollution sources induced by land-based activities (LBAs). The coastal vulnerability is expressed and evaluated in relation to the land-based activities present in the coastal areas and a new index, namely Coastal Pollution Index from land-based activities (CPI_LBAs), is proposed. The index is calculated considering nine indicators using a transect-based approach.

Improvement of a coastal vulnerability index and its application along the Calabria Coastline, Italy.

The present paper further develops a coastal vulnerability index formulation (CVI) previously proposed by the authors by integrating a new variable and redefining three variables to improve the suitability of the index for low-lying coasts. Eleven variables are divided into three typological groups: geological, hydro-physical process and vegetation. The geological variables are: geomorphology, shoreline erosion/accretion rates, coastal slope, emerged beach width, and dune.

Direct Scaling of Measure on Vortex Shedding through a Flapping Flag Device in the Open Channel around a Cylinder at ∼10: Taylor's Law Approach.

The problem of vortex shedding, which occurs when an obstacle is placed in a regular flow, is governed by Reynolds and Strouhal numbers, known by dimensional analysis. The present work aims to propose a thin films-based device, consisting of an elastic piezoelectric flapping flag clamped at one end, in order to determine the frequency of vortex shedding downstream an obstacle for a flow field at Reynolds number Re∼103 in the open channel. For these values, Strouhal number obtained in such way is in accordance with the results known in literature.

Multivariate sea storm hindcasting and design: the isotropic buoy-ungauged generator procedure.

The present work provides indications for assessment of wave climate and design of structures at sea at ungauged sites, both critical issues in Ocean sciences. The paper is of methodological nature and of global worldwide applicability. It shows how suitable wave hindcasting relations can be exploited in order to provide sea storm scenarios at an ungauged (Target) location useful for design purposes: in particular, only geographical information and the knowledge of another gauged (Source) buoy are used.