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INVESTIGACIÓN
Physical Environment
- Environmental flow mechanics
- Analysis of geophysical variables
- Coastal zone oceanography
- Sediment and species transport
Coastal Engineering
- Beach nourishments
- Dredging and fillings
- Coastal Protection Works
- Estuarine and marsh engineering
- Sedimentary balance and coastal line retreat
- Beach monitoring
- Coast-port interaction
Port engineering and maritime structures
- Stability of protection structures
- Harbor resonance and tranquility
- Environmental management of port infrastructures
- Basic design of marinas and fishing ports
- Harbor water quality and renovation
- Real time marine climate forecasting systems for port exploitation and construction of marine structures
- Physical modeling of marine structures
Water and coastal zone management
- Integrated Coastal Zone Management
- Hydrological planning and WFD
- Habitat and species management
- Water supply and waste water treatment planning
- Management of Hydrological resource demand
Environmental Risks
Climate Change studies
Coastal and river spill event analysis
Coastal and river flood risks assessments
Tsunamis and seaquakes
Marine environment accidental spill risk
River engineering
- Mobile riverbed hydraulics
- River sediment and substance transport
- Environmental design of river restorations
- River morphodynamics and river-structure interaction
- River physical modeling
- Integrated Monitoring of river areas
Monitoring and control of aquatic systems
- WFD control and monitoring networks
- Monitoring and control of habitats and species (Habitat Directive)
- Tele-detection studies applied to aquatic systems
- Video image-based beach management systems
- Coastal sensor and buoy operation
- Measurement of physical-chemical and biological parameters in rivers, estuaries and coastal areas
Marine based renewable energies
- Availability studies for marine based energy resources
- Design and optimization of marine energy extraction devices
- Energy infrastructure impact analysis on the marine environment
- Real time monitoring and control of marine based energy systems