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Simulating the mobile barrier (MOSE) operation in the Venice Lagoon, Italy: global sea level rise and its implication for navigation
Authors:Georg Umgiesser  Bruno Matticchio
Institution:(1) ISMAR-CNR, S. Polo 1364, 30125 Venezia, Italy;(2) Ipros Ingegneria Ambientale s.r.l., Corso del Popolo 8, 35130 Padova, Italy
Abstract:Three years of mobile barrier operations have been simulated with a hydrodynamic model to check the efficiency of the barriers in defending the city of Venice from flooding. The simulations have been carried out in the actual situation and with a sea-level rise of 30 and 50 cm. Moreover, the interference of the barrier operations with the ship traffic has been studied. It is found that without a security increment for the forecasted water levels, the mobile barriers cannot defend completely Venice from flooding due to the uncertainty in the forecast. With a security increment of 10 cm, the barriers work well in actual conditions but still cannot avoid flooding with a global sea-level rise. The interference with the ship traffic is acceptable under actual conditions but becomes prohibitive with a sea-level rise of 50 cm, when nearly two-thirds of the ship passages are blocked or delayed.
Keywords:Venice lagoon  Global sea-level rise  Mobile barriers  Numerical modeling
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