final results (phase 1,2 and 2b) The data that is gathered
constitutes an important collection of information on the
currents that form within the system and between the system and
the surrounding areas, and on the chemical and physical
characteristics of the column of water. This knowledge provides
a reference framework for the interpretation of analytical data
regarding the movement of masses of water and the transport of
matter and polluting substances inside the network of canals.
The expansion of the system under observation has also made it
possible to validate the two-dimensional model of the finite
elements for the lagoon – available to Insula – that simulates
the propagation of a wave from the inlets at the outer margins
of the city (technical report “D2”) and that provides the
surrounding conditions for the two-dimensional link-node model
of the inner canals. With the uninterrupted acquisition of time-
based series of chemical and physical parameters, the
periodicity of some processes was also invest