Geomorphological and statistical analysis on Ravenna dune fields changes, based on Terrestrial Laser Technology

Fabbri, Stefano (2015) Geomorphological and statistical analysis on Ravenna dune fields changes, based on Terrestrial Laser Technology , [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Scienze ambientali: tutela e gestione delle risorse naturali, 27 Ciclo. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/6932.
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Abstract

Coastal sand dunes represent a richness first of all in terms of defense from the sea storms waves and the saltwater ingression; moreover these morphological elements constitute an unique ecosystem of transition between the sea and the land environment. The research about dune system is a strong part of the coastal sciences, since the last century. Nowadays this branch have assumed even more importance for two reasons: on one side the born of brand new technologies, especially related to the Remote Sensing, have increased the researcher possibilities; on the other side the intense urbanization of these days have strongly limited the dune possibilities of development and fragmented what was remaining from the last century. This is particularly true in the Ravenna area, where the industrialization united to the touristic economy and an intense subsidence, have left only few dune ridges residual still active. In this work three different foredune ridges, along the Ravenna coast, have been studied with Laser Scanner technology. This research didn’t limit to analyze volume or spatial difference, but try also to find new ways and new features to monitor this environment. Moreover the author planned a series of test to validate data from Terrestrial Laser Scanner (TLS), with the additional aim of finalize a methodology to test 3D survey accuracy. Data acquired by TLS were then applied on one hand to test some brand new applications, such as Digital Shore Line Analysis System (DSAS) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), to prove their efficacy in this field; on the other hand the author used TLS data to find any correlation with meteorological indexes (Forcing Factors), linked to sea and wind (Fryberger's method) applying statistical tools, such as the Principal Component Analysis (PCA).

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di dottorato
Autore
Fabbri, Stefano
Supervisore
Dottorato di ricerca
Scuola di dottorato
Scienze della terra e dell'ambiente
Ciclo
27
Coordinatore
Settore disciplinare
Settore concorsuale
Parole chiave
Foredunes, Fryberger, Drift Potential, Terrestial Laser Scanner, Principal Component Analysis, Computational Fluyd Dynamics, dunes morphology, Digital Shoreline Analisys System, Sub-Zones, morphological units, forcing factors
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DOI
10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/6932
Data di discussione
11 Maggio 2015
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