Mapping Coastal Frontal Zones In Northern Adriatic via AUV Tracking Seawater Conditions for Environmental Assessment

ithin the Adriatic Sea, the northernmost basin is rather shallow, with depths below 25 meters. This basin lies between the Italian coast on the west and the Balkans on the east. It is characterized by the presence of Bora (from the northeast) and Sirocco (from the southeast) winds, which are the main ori- gin of high waves and littoral erosion, mostly in the northwest sector. The basin receives the freshwater discharges of about 10 rivers, including the Po, with yearly average