Mechanisms Controlling the Distribution of Net Water Transport in Estuarine Networks

Net water transport (NWT) in estuaries is important for, for example, salt intrusion and sediment dynamics. While NWT is only determined by river runoff in single channels, in estuarine networks, it results from a complex interplay between tides and residual flows. This study aims to disentangle the various contributions of these physical...

Dependence of tides and river water transport in an estuarine network on river discharge, tidal forcing, geometry and sea level rise

Estuaries are often characterised by a complex network of branching channels, in which the water motion is primarily driven by tides and fresh water discharge. For both scientific reasons and management purposes, it is important to gain more fundamental knowledge about the hydrodynamics in such networks, as well as their implications for...

Point Bar Development and Vegetation Succession on the Volga-Akhtuba Floodplain, Russia

The 'Room for the River' strategy for Dutch river management asks for more information about morphodynamics and vegetation succession in natural rivers. In order to obtain such information, the Lower Volga River in Russia is chosen as a natural reference river for the Dutch Waal River. Objective of the project Morphodynamics Lower and Waal is to...

Ontwerp van een overlaat

Dit rapport is de weergave van een ontwerpproces van een overlaat. Stap voor stap is gekomen tot een goed ontwerp van die overlaat. De overlaat is opgenomen in een dam rond een reservoir en dient om de waterstanden in het reservoir te beheersen en om een teveel aan water in de regentijd te lozen op de rivier. Deze rivier is de Hadejia River in...