PI Marcello Magaldi (CNR ISMAR)
2017-2020
Partners CNR ISMAR (PI, It), LaMMA (It), CIBM (It), Regione Toscana (It), IFREMER (Fr), LECOB CNRS (Fr), Université de Toulon (Fr)
Responsible for the University of Toulon Yann Ourmieres (MIO)
Objectives
- Understanding how to reconcile the economic development of Mediterranean industrial ports with their proximity to marine protected areas.
- Understanding the impact of port activity in terms of pollution on an adjacent marine protected area
- Consolidate environmental knowledge and develop monitoring methods
Selected workshop sites
- Bastia / Cap Corse Marine Park (site monitored by IFREMER)
- Rade de Toulon / Port-Cros National Park (site monitored by Toulon University)
- La Spezia / Cinque Terre (site monitored by CNR ISMAR)
- Livorno / Secche de la Melloria (site monitored by the LaMMA consortium)
Digital and experimental strategy
- Digital modelling :
- High resolution for the entire zone to better understand water mass exchanges between the 2 bays
- Very high resolution for the Toulon roadstead to better simulate the 3D mixing of water masses and thus the transport of pollutants
- In-situ current measurement to complete/validate model simulations
- Deployment of geolocatable drifting buoys
- Deployment of ADCP (current meters)
Deploying drifters
Example of trajectories obtained with drifters in Toulon harbour
Current modelling with NEMO-NIDOR192
for the Var coastal area
Very high resolution current modelling
in Toulon harbour with TBAY100
Modelling the transport of dissolved contaminants (in this case, copper) in the Toulon roadstead under different wind conditions. Top to bottom: weak mistral, strong mistral, weak easterly, strong easterly.
Left column: integrated concentration on the water column.
Right column: depth of maximum concentration.