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Name: | Elisa Ravagnan |
| Position: | Research Scientist |
| Research group: | Marine Environment |
| Email: | Elisa.Ravagnan@iris.no |
| Phone: | (+47) 51 87 55 34 |
Personal information:
December 2004: Ph. D. in Environmental Sciences, University of Venice, Italy. Thesis: “Acquisition and processing of physical, chemical and biological measurements of the marine environment. Study and use of modelling techniques to marine ecosystems”.
April 2000: Master of Sciences, Environmental Sciences, University of Venice, Italy. Final dissertation on “The phenomenon of gelatinous aggregates in the Adriatic Sea: study of its genesis in correlation with climatic factors”.
Research activity
During the Master thesis (1999-2000) the research activity concerned the extrapolation of Italian Air Force meteorological data (SYNOP and SYREP messages, 1951 ÷ 1995) using purpose written FORTRAN programs; the processing of historical marine data sets (1908 1991) has been carried out with the composition of a statistical model (FORTRAN language) for the hydrological data and basic statistics for the chemical-biological data.
From May to July 2000 collaboration contract at Venice University (Department of Applied Mathematics, supervisor Prof. Alberto Tomasin) to produce software: “To reconstruct the hydrological standard year of the Adriatic Sea using historical data (from 1913 to 1996)”.
From July 2000 to August 2001, collaboration activity with Dr. Andrea Bergamasco (ISMAR- National Research Council) for oceanographic data processing of Project PRISMA2 (Programma di RIcerca Scientifica Mare Adriatico, phase II). Interpolation of data using the method of objective analysis, creating FORTRAN programs, to rebuild the snapshots of the system and creation of CD-ROM with thematic maps of Northern Adriatic Sea.
From November 2000 to January 2001 collaboration contract with Thetis S.p.A, Venice (scientific responsible Ing. Alessandro Bergamasco) to carry out an “Atlas of waves and Wind of the Mediterranean Sea” (E.U. Project), using Software GIS (principally ArcView-GIS, ESRI).
From January to March 2001 collaboration contract with CORILA (Consortium for Co-ordination of Research Activities concerning the Venice Lagoon System, Venice) at National Research Council – Institute of Marine Sciences, Venice (scientific responsible Dr. Franco Bianchi) to “Analyse the state-of-the-art about the knowledge of fluxes of chemical and suspended matter between Venice Lagoon and the Adriatic Sea”.
From March to August 2001 collaboration contract with Venice University (Department of Environmental Sciences, scientific responsible Dr. Giancarlo Rampazzo): “To collect historical geo-chemical data, to analyse them using statistic techniques and to produce maps of the Adriatic Sea seabed to understand its variation over the last 30 years”.
From April 2001 to December 2003 collaboration contract with CORILA at National Research Council – Institute of Marine Sciences, Venice (scientific responsible Dr. Franco Bianchi) in the project line 3.5 “Quality and quantity of exchanges between the Lagoon and Sea”, WP 2 “Bio-geo-chemical parameters”, to take part in monthly and seasonal cruises as hydrological data coordinator and to collect discrete samples. The main task was to manage meteorological, hydrological, chemical and biological data and to carry out statistic and graphic analysis.
From November 2001 to November 2004 PhD student at Venice University (tutor Prof. Alberto Tomasin): “Acquisition and processing of physical, chemical and biological measurement of the marine environment. Study and use of modelling techniques to marine ecosystems”. The first effort was sampling and evaluate the annual and seasonal variations of water masses and of dissolved and particulate matter and plankton at the Venice Lagoon inlets (Lido, Malamocco and Chioggia) and then to estimate the corresponding seasonal fluxes and budgets. In order to understand the influence of these component on the northern basin, a study of the bio-geo-chemical characteristics of the area was performed, using a database covering the whole 20th century. Finally, the possibility was investigated of a numerical modelling of the influence considered above, and a coupled physical-biological numerical model was set up, using a modesplit σ-coordinate numerical model (Bergen Ocean Model) coupled with ecological modules of NORWECOM (NORWegian ECOlogical Model system). Besides, as an immediate application of the physical module, a different marine environment was studied, always to analyze the links between the hydrodynamics and the ecological processes. Numerical simulations were carried out to study the food supply at the cold-water coral reefs sites (Lophelia pertusa, L. 1758) along the Norwegian shelf slope.
1st September 2003 – 31st August 2004, Marie Curie Fellowship (European Community; Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development) at Bergen Advanced Training Site for Marine Ecology, University of Bergen (Norway), Dept. of Mathematics, supervisor Prof. Jarle Berntsen. Involved in two project activities:
a) “Encounter rates between benthic organisms and particles at the shelves, the shelf edge and shelf slopes along Norway”: to study with realistic models for the continental shelf or with idealised models for the same the encounter rates between particles and benthic organisms like coral reefs. Maps of encounter rates were produced and related to current knowledge about the distributions of the reefs.
b) “Causes of variations in primary production in the Northern basin of the Adriatic Sea”: to study with realistic models (BOM and biological modules from NORWECOM) the coastal area of the Adriatic Sea, and in particular the exchanges between the lagoon of Venice and the northern basin.
From October 2004 to September 2005: collaboration contract with CORILA at National Research Council – Institute of Marine Sciences, Venice (scientific responsible Mauro Bastianini, ISMAR-CNR) in the project line 3.13 “Meteo-oceanographic conditions and coastal zone water quality”. Collaboration with line 3.12 “Trophic chain and primary production in the lagoon of Venice metabolism” (scientific responsible Dr. Alessandra Pugnetti, ISMAR-CNR).
From October 2005 to February 2006: collaboration contract with CORILA at National Research Council – Institute of Marine Sciences, Venice (scientific responsible Dr. Alessandra Pugnetti, ISMAR-CNR) in the project line 3.12 “Trophic chain and primary production in the lagoon of Venice metabolism”. Collaboration with line 3.13 “Meteo-oceanographic conditions and coastal zone water quality” (scientific responsible Mauro Bastianini, ISMAR-CNR).
From March 2006: post-doc position at International Research Institute of Stavanger in the project: “Developing an Index of the Quality of the Marine Environment (Marine Environment I.Q.) based on biomarkers: integration of pollutant effects on marine organisms” (project leader: Dr. D. M. Pampanin, IRIS).
Publications
F. Bianchi, E. Ravagnan, F. Acri, F. Bernardi-Aubry, A. Boldrin, E. Camatti, G. Campesan, D. Cassin, A. Comaschi, M. Turchetto, E. Van Vleet, M. Bressan (2002). Variability of hydrochemistry, inorganic and organic matter and plankton between the Venice Lagoon and the Adriatic Sea. Preliminary results (year 2001). IVSLA – CORILA. Scientific Research and Safeguarding of Venice. Corila Research Program 2001-2003, Volume I, 2001 results: 531-544.
F. Bianchi, E. Ravagnan, F. Acri, F. Bernardi-Aubry, A. Boldrin, D. Cassin, M. Turchetto 2003. Flussi di nutrienti e di materiale particellato tra la Laguna di Venezia ed il mare Adriatico attraverso la bocca di porto di Lido. Campagne stagionali 2001-02. Abstracts XXXIV Congresso della Società Italiana di Biologia Marina, Sousse (Tunisia), 31 Maggio – 07 Giugno, pag. 212.
F. Bianchi, E. Ravagnan, F. Acri, F. Bernardi-Aubry, A. Boldrin, E. Camatti, D. Cassin, M. Turchetto (2004). Seasonal fluxes of nutrients and suspended matter between the Venice Lagoon and the Adriatic Sea through the Lido inlet. Years 2001-2002. CORILA. Scientific Research and Safeguarding of Venice. Research Program 2001-2003, Volume II, 2002 results: 417-425.
F. Bianchi, E. Ravagnan, F. Acri, F. Bernardi-Aubry, A. Boldrin, D. Cassin, M. Turchetto (2004). Flussi di nutrienti e di materiale particellato tra la Laguna di Venezia ed il mare Adriatico attraverso la bocca di porto di Lido. Campagne stagionali 2001-02. Biologia Marina Mediterranea.
F. Bianchi,M. E. Ravagnan, F. Acri, A. Boldrin, E. Camatti , D. Cassin, M. Turchetto (2004) Variability and fluxes of hydrology, nutrients and particulate matter between the Venice Lagoon and the Adriatic Sea. Preliminary results (years 2001-2002). 51: 49-64. Journal of Marine Systems.
F. Bianchi, E. Ravagnan, F. Acri, F. Antonini, F. Bernardi-Aubry, A. Boldrin, M. Bressan, E. Camatti , G. Campesan, D. Cassin, A. Cesca, A. Comaschi, M. Giani, D. Onorini Moneta, M. Penzo, A. Pugnetti, M. Turchetto, E. Van Vleet (2005). Qualità and quantità of exchanges between the lagoon and the sea: biogeochemical parameters. CORILA. Scientific Research and Safeguarding of Venice. Research Program 2001-2003, Volume III, 2003 results: 323-341.
Ø. Thiem, E. Ravagnan, J. H. Fosså, J. Berntsen (2006). Numerical studies to explain the distribution of cold water coral reefs along the Norwegian shelf edge. Journal of Marine Systems, Vol. 60, No. 3-4, pages 207-219.
M. Bastianini, C. Solidoro, V. Bandelj, D. Bellafiore, R. Codermatz, G. Cossarini, A. Cucco, D. Melaku Canu, E. Ravagnan, G. Umgiesser, M. Vazzoler, A.R. Zogno. Assesment of water quality status in the coastal area close to the lagoon of Venice. First year of activity. CORILA. Scientific Research and Safeguarding of Venice. Research Program 2004-2006, Volume IV (in press).
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