Hindcast of 1st Nov 2006 Storm in the Norderneyer Inlet: Wave & Flow boundary conditions

In the framework of the SBW (Strength and Loading of Water Defenses) project which Deltares has been commissioned to execute for Rijkswaterstaat – Waterdienst, Rijkswaterstaat has requested a hindcast of the 1st November 2006 storm as part of the International Data Exchange Project, in this case an exchange between Netherlands and Germany. This...

Natural and human impacts on the eutrophication status of the western Wadden Sea: A literature survey

This report aims to identify the origins of the past changes in the eutrophication status of the Wadden Sea. Special attention is given to changes in light regime, nutrient elimination and retention, which may have resulted from human interventions along the Dutch coast. Starting point for the assessment is that model calculations expect that 10...

The effects of shellfish fishery on the ecosystems of the Dutch Wadden Sea and Oosterschelde

This publication summarises the findings of the scientific research projects carried out as part of EVA II, the second phase in the evaluation of shellfish fisheries policy in the Zeeland Delta and the Wadden Sea, and relates these findings to other studies on the ecological effects of shellfish fisheries in the Wadden Sea and elsewhere. Four...

Hydrography of the Dutch Wadden Sea

In this paper an attempt has been made to describe for the Dutch Wadden Sea water movement, transport of suspended matter and the cycle of suspended organic matter. Stress has been laid on the fact that these are related subjects, which therefore ought to be studied in combination. The discussion was based on observations made in the years 1949...