Depression Waves Generated by Large Ships in the Venice Lagoon

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ABSTRACT Parnell, K.E.; Zaggia, L.; Soomere, T.; Lorenzetti, G., and Scarpa, G-M. 2016. Depression waves generated by large ships in the Venice Lagoon. In: Vila-Concejo, A.; Bruce, E.; Kennedy, D.M., and McCarroll, R.J. (eds.), Proceedings of the 14th International Coastal Symposium (Sydney, Australia). Journal of Coastal Research, Special Issue, No. 75, pp. 907–911. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. At present cruise ships use the Lido and Giudecca channels to berth at the Port of Venice, and cargo vessels use the Malamocco–Marghera channel to berth at the Marghera industrial area. Following a government decree to restrict large ship access to the Port of Venice through the Lido and Giudecca channels, the Port authority has been investigating the construction of a new channel between Marghera and the cruise terminal, to re-route all large vessels through the Malamocco lagoon entrance. Ships in the Venice Lagoon travel at low speeds with associated low depth-based Froude numbers (<0.5), and classic...