A STUDY ON THE WATER EXCHANGE IN MUNDAÚ LAGOON, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL DURING THE DRY SEASON

Almir Nunes De Brito Junior; Carlos Ruberto Fragoso; Magnus Larson

A STUDY ON THE WATER EXCHANGE IN MUNDAÚ LAGOON, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL DURING THE DRY SEASON

Almir Nunes De Brito Junior, Carlos Ruberto Fragoso, Magnus Larson

Division of Water Resources Engineering

Federal University of Alagoas

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Paper in conference proceeding › peer-review

Abstract

Changes in the inlet morphology of choked coastal lagoons often restrict the water exchange with the sea, making them vulnerable to pollution release and eutrophication processes. In this study, the role of tides for the water exchange was investigated in a choked lagoon for critical scenarios during the low river flow season. Both an integrated and spatially distributed approach were employed using Lagrangian tracking of particles. The spring tides were responsible for the most pronounced water exchange and the spatially distributed approach identified different zones with similar water exchange characteristics. The tide action was primarily limited to the southern portion of the lagoon presenting a zone with rapid exchange times, whereas the other parts involved lower exchange and consequently long renewal times making it a more vulnerable area to different types of pollution releases.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of Coastal Dynamics 2017
Editors	Troels Aagaard, Rolf Deigaard, David Fuhrman
Pages	1251-1260
Edition	2017
Publication status	Published - 2017
Event	Coastal dynamics 2017 - Helsingør, Denmark Duration: 2017 Jun 12 → 2017 Jun 16

Conference

Conference	Coastal dynamics 2017
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Helsingør
Period	2017/06/12 → 2017/06/16

Subject classification (UKÄ)

Water Engineering

Keywords

Choked Coastal Lagoon
Water Exchange Time Scales
Hydrodynamic Modeling
Particle Tracking
Mundaú Lagoon, Brazil

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Nunes De Brito Junior, A, Fragoso, CR & Larson, M 2017, A STUDY ON THE WATER EXCHANGE IN MUNDAÚ LAGOON, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL DURING THE DRY SEASON. in T Aagaard, R Deigaard & D Fuhrman (eds), Proceedings of Coastal Dynamics 2017. 2017 edn, 123, pp. 1251-1260, Coastal dynamics 2017, Helsingør, Denmark, 2017/06/12. <http://coastaldynamics2017.dk/onewebmedia/123_Nunes.pdf>

A STUDY ON THE WATER EXCHANGE IN MUNDAÚ LAGOON, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL DURING THE DRY SEASON. / Nunes De Brito Junior, Almir; Fragoso, Carlos Ruberto; Larson, Magnus.

Proceedings of Coastal Dynamics 2017. ed. / Troels Aagaard; Rolf Deigaard; David Fuhrman. 2017. ed. 2017. p. 1251-1260 123.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Paper in conference proceeding › peer-review

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A STUDY ON THE WATER EXCHANGE IN MUNDAÚ LAGOON, NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL DURING THE DRY SEASON

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