• Fortnightly variability of the lateral structure of residual flows along non-rotating estuaries 

  Khosravi, M.; Fortunato, A. B.; Lopez-Ruiz, A.; Valle-Levinson, A.; Garel, E. (Elsevier, 2025-10)

  Residual circulation in estuaries plays a crucial role in controlling salt intrusion, material transport, and ecosystem functioning, making its understanding essential for coastal management worldwide. Despite its importance, ...
• Mapping inundation of estuarine margins driven by ocean and fluvial forcings 

  Fortunato, A. B.; Freire, P.; Rilo, Ana; Viseu, T.; Rodrigues, M. (LNEC, 2024-06)

  Inundation maps are required for spatial planning. This paper describes the generation of inundation maps for the margins of the upstream region of the Tagus estuary (Portugal). Maps are constructed separately for a major ...
• CONNECT local coastal monitoring service for Portugal 

  Rodrigues, M.; Fortunato, A. B.; Martins, R.; Jesus, G.; Brito, A.; Oliveira, A.; Nahon, A.; Costa, J. L.; Alves, E.; Korani, Z.; Azevedo, A. (LNEC, 2024-06)

  CONNECT provides a local, high-resolution, coastal monitoring service. It integrates model-based forecasts and observations to provide physical and biogeochemical data on Portuguese estuaries. The service is demonstrated ...
• Assessment of soft coastal protection alternatives for Saint-Louis (Senegal) 

  Sancho, F. E.; Oliveira , F.; Nahon, A. (IAHR, 2024-06)

  The Barbarie spit (Langue de Barbarie) is a 100–400 m-wide West-Africa coastal barrier that has fluctuated in length between 10 and 30 km over the last century (Anthony, 2015). The changes in length reflect the variable ...
• Insights into modelling coastal spit evolution using "shoreline_s“ model 

  Sancho, F. E.; Nahon, A. (Universidade de Aveiro, 2024-04)

  ShorelineS is a recent coastline evolution model allowing for extreme coastline curvatures and spit formation at high-angle wave incidence. This paper investigates ShorelineS’s capabilities in reproducing longshore sediment ...
• Morphodynamic modelling of a tidal inlet during hurricane leslie (2018) 

  Mendes, D.; Nahon, A.; Martins, K.; Fortunato, A. B.; Bertin, X.; Mengual , B.; Lauvaud, L.; Pezerat, M.; Pires Silva, A. (Universidade de Aveiro, 2024-04)

  The XBeach modelling system was used to hindcast the morphological evolution of an ephemeral tidal inlet during Hurricane Leslie (2018). Simulations of morphological evolution were compared against daily observations from ...
• On the relationship between the Óbidos lagoon inlet migration path and the offshore wave power 

  Nahon, A.; Freire, P.; Bertin, X.; Fortunato, A. B. (Universidade de Aveiro, 2024-04)

  The inlet of the Óbidos Lagoon is a wave-dominated tidal inlet located on the Portuguese coast. It is known for its unstable behaviour, which often leads to erosion issues on its margin or to its complete closure. Over ...
• Numerical modelling of infragravity waves in a tidal inlet during storm conditions 

  Mendes, D.; Nahon, A.; Martins, K.; Fortunato, A. B.; Bertin, X.; Mengual , B.; Lauvaud, L.; Pezerat, M.; Pires Silva, A. (IAHR, 2024-06)

  During storm conditions, infragravity (IG) waves with periods between 25 s and 300 s can dominate the seasurfaceoscillations near the shoreline. Through processes like wave run-up, overwash and wave overtopping, IG waves ...
• Mapping inundation of estuarine margins driven by ocean and fluvial forcings 

  Fortunato, A. B.; Freire, P.; Rilo, Ana; Viseu, T.; Rodrigues, M. (IAHR, 2024-06)

  Inundation maps are required for spatial planning. This paper describes the generation of inundation maps for the margins of the upstream region of the Tagus estuary (Portugal). Maps are constructed separately for a ...
• Melhoria das acessibilidades marítimas do Porto De Aveiro: hidrodinâmica e dinâmica sedimentar 

  Fortunato, A. B.; Azevedo, A.; Oliveira , F.; Portela, L. I.; Pinheiro, L. (Universidade de Aveiro, 2024-04)

  O acesso marítimo ao Porto de Aveiro, apresenta problemas de navegabilidade que condicionam a entrada de navios de grande dimensão, em particular em algumas situações de maré e agitação marítima. Este estudo apresenta e ...
• Sand wave morphometrics the main channel of the outer tagus estuary 

  Portela, L. I. (Universidade de Aveiro, 2024-04)

  The geometric characteristics of sand waves in the main channel of the outer Tagus estuary are investigated, using high-resolution surveys conducted in 2019 and 2020. The relationship between bedform height and spacing ...
• Dynamics of CO2, CH4, and N2O in Ria Formosa coastal lagoon (southwestern Iberia) and export to the Gulf of Cadiz 

  Sierra, A.; Correia, C.; Ortega, T.; Forja, J.; Rodrigues, M.; Cravo, A. (Elsevier, 2024-01)

  A first characterization of greenhouse gases had been carried out to study their role and impact in a productive transitional coastal system of the southern Portugal – Ria Formosa lagoon. To this purpose, the partial ...
• Effects of droughts, sea level rise, and increase in outfall discharges on phytoplankton in a temperate estuary (Tagus Estuary, Portugal) 

  Cereja, R.; Brotas, V.; Brito, A.; Rodrigues, M. (Springer, 2023-08)

  The efects of climate change on the estuarine environment are not fully understood. In temperate regions, droughts are expected to increase in frequency and severity, due to lower precipitation, and the mean sea level is ...
• Evolução da cota de dragagem dos acessos marítimos aos portos de Portugal Continental 

  Portela, L. I. (PIANC Portugal, 2023-10)

  O aprofundamento dos canais de acesso por dragagem, associado ou não à construção de molhes e quebra-mares, tem sido uma característica da evolução dos portos nacionais nos últimos 100 anos. Nesta comunicação, analisa-se ...
• 2DH modelling and mapping of surfbeat-driven flooding in the shadow of a jettied tidal inlet 

  Nahon, A.; Fortunato, A. B.; Oliveira , F.; Azevedo, A.; Henriques, M.; Silva, P. A.; Baptista, P.; Freire, P. (Elsevier B.V., 2023-05)

  Near estuaries and harbours, submerged shoals and defence structures impact the exposure to overtopping. These features may be accounted for in two-dimensional horizontal (2DH) numerical models, either based on phase ...
• Risco de inundação costeira: contributo para uma melhor gestão 

  Freire, P.; Fortunato, A. B.; Tavares, A.; Oliveira, A.; Barros, J.; Nahon, A.; Santos, P.; Jesus, G. (APRH - Associação Portuguesa dos Recursos Hídricos, 2023-03)

  As inundações costeiras afetam anualmente milhões de pessoas em todo o mundo, com grandes perdas socioeconómicas que irão aumentar face à subida do nível médio do mar e ao aumento dos níveis extremos de água. A extensa ...
• The complexity of the coastal zone: definition of typologies in Portugal as a contribution to coastal disaster risk reduction and management 

  Barros, J.; Santos, P.; Tavares, A.; Freire, P.; Fortunato, A. B.; Rilo, Ana; Oliveira , F. (Elsevier, 2023-01)

  Mainland Portugal presents an extensive, diversified and complex coastal zone. This diversity gives rise to diverse geomorphologic features which support different densities of human occupancy and a range of land uses and ...
• Mosaic.pt. flood risk framework to support management in coastal zones 

  Freire, P.; Fortunato, A. B.; Tavares, A.; Oliveira, A.; Santos, P.; Nahon, A.; Barros, J.; Rocha, M.; Oliveira , F.; Fortes, C. J. E. M.; Jesus, G.; Azevedo, A.; Oliveira, J. N.; Bortoli, A.; Rilo, Ana; Rogeiro, J.; Martins, R.; Henriques, M. (LNEC, 2022-06)

  Extending for more than 900 km with diverse geomorphologies and land-use occupations, the Portuguese coastal zone is highly vulnerable to overtopping and flooding. The project Mosaic.pt developed a flood risk framework to ...
• Definition of coastal typologies considering territorial flooding ocurrences, impacts and the territorial complexity 

  Barros, J.; Tavares, A.; Santos, P.; Freire, P.; Fortunato, A. B.; Rilo, Ana; Oliveira , F. (LNEC, 2022-06)

  Continental Portugal presents an extensive and diversified coastal zone. This diversity gives rise to the existence of different coastal typologies such as sand beaches, rocky, cliffed and artificialized coasts, which ...
• Coastal territorial vulnerability index: the importance of a local approach in anticipating the impacts of coastal flooding 

  Barros, J.; Tavares, A.; Santos, P.; Freire, P. (LNEC, 2022-06)

  The continental coastal zone of Portugal is characterized by its morpho-sedimentary diversity. The high population density and range of land uses, occupation and activities make it an area of great national strategic value, ...

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