| Session Details | |
| Section | OS - Ocean Sciences |
| Session Title | Hydrodynamics, Water Quality and Sediment Transport Issues in Ports and Harbours and Associated Shelf Seas |
| Main Convener | Dr. Joanne Banks (Sydney Institute of Marine Science, Australia) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Moninya Roughan (University of New South Wales, Australia) Dr. Hua Wang (University of New South Wales, Australia) Dr. Pavel Tkalich (National University of Singapore, Singapore) Prof. Qing He (East China Normal University, China) |
| Session Description | Many of the world’s great cities such as New York, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Sydney are located on the coast, with working harbours that are part of the fundamental fabric of those communities. The relationship between the city’s residents and the marine environment is an ongoing challenge. Increasingly ports in Asia are growing and developing in their capacity and associated population pressures. Invariably these Ports and Harbours are challenged by water quality issues, such as sedimentation, eutrophication, hypoxia and changes to the circulation as a result of land reclamation and industrialisation. This session welcomes papers that focus on the hydrodynamics, water quality, and sediment transport issues in ports and harbours and associated shelf seas. Including but not limited to physical processes such as sea level rise, storm surge coastal erosion and sediment transport and also coupled bio-geochemical processes impacting on water quality and light in turbid ports and harbours. We particularly welcome studies associated with Working Group 1 of the World Harbour Project (www.worldharbourproject.org). |