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Kleptsova, O. (author), Stelling, G.S. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author)In this paper, we focus on a conservative momentum advection discretisation in the presence of zlayers. While in the 2Dcase conservation ofmomentum is achieved automatically for an Eulerian advection scheme, special attention is required in the multi-layer case. We show here that an artificial vertical structure of the flow can be introduced...journal article 2010
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De Nijs, M.A.J. (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author)Field measurements are presented, which are the first to quantify the processes influencing the entrapment of suspended particulate matter (SPM) at the limit of saltwater intrusion in the Rotterdam Waterway. The estuarine turbidity maximum (ETM) is shown to be maintained by the trapping of fluvial SPM at the head of the salt wedge. The trapping...journal article 2010
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De Nijs, M.A.J. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author)An analysis of field measurements recorded over a tidal cycle in the Rotterdam Waterway is presented. These measurements are the first to elucidate the processes influencing the along-channel current structure and the excursion of the salt wedge in this estuary. The salt wedge structure remained stable throughout the measuring period. The...journal article 2011
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De Nijs, M.A.J. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author)Measurements of turbulent fluctuations of velocity, salinity, and suspended particulate matter (SPM) are presented. The data show persistent countergradient buoyancy fluxes. These countergradient fluxes are controlled by the ratio of vertical turbulent kinetic energy (VKE) and available potential energy (APE) terms in the buoyancy flux equation....journal article 2011
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Terwisscha van Scheltinga, A. (author), Myers, P.G. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author)A new mesh size field is presented that is specifically designed for efficient meshing of highly irregular oceanic domains: archipelagos. The new approach is based on the standard mesh size field that uses the proximity to the nearest coastline. Here, the proximities to the two nearest coastlines are used to calculate the distance between two...journal article 2012
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Holthuijsen, L.H. (author), Powell, M.D. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author)Waves breaking at the ocean surface are important to the dynamical, chemical and biological processes at the air-sea interface. The traditional view is that the white capping and aero-dynamical surface roughness increase with wind speed up to a limiting value. This view is fundamental to hurricane forecasting and climate research but it has...journal article 2012
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Bermudez, M. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Cea, L. (author), Puertas, J. (author), Stelling, G.S. (author), De Boer, G.J. (author)In this paper we explore the role of the river run-off, the tidal regime and the local winds in the dynamics of the Ria de Arousa estuary during the summer period, using for that purpose the numerical model Delft3D. First of all, a simulation under real hydrological and meteorological conditions is conducted in order to validate the ability of...conference paper 2013
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Henriquez, M. (author), Meirelles, Saulo (author), Horner-Devine, Alexander R. (author), Souza, Alejandro J. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Stive, M.J.F. (author)The South-Holland coast of the Netherlands undergoes the influence of the Rhine river plume released from the Rotterdam waterways. An experiment, STRAINS, was conducted to study the impact of the fresh water on the nearshore hydrodynamics and sand transport. As part of the experiment, an instrumented bottom frame measured the near-bed...conference paper 2014
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Platzek, F.W. (author), Stelling, G.S. (author), Jankowski, J.A. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author)Three-dimensional hydrodynamic z-layer models, which are used for simulating the flow in rivers, estuaries, and oceans, suffer from an inaccurate and often discontinuous bottom shear stress representation, due to the staircase bottom. We analyze the governing equations and clearly show the cause of the inaccuracies. Based on the analysis, we...journal article 2014
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Henriquez, M. (author), Meirelles, S. (author), Horner-Devine, A.R. (author), Souza, A.J. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Stive, M.J.F. (author)The South-Holland coast of the Netherlands undergoes the influence of the Rhine river plume released from the Rotterdam waterways. An experiment, STRAINS, was conducted to study the impact of the fresh water on the nearshore hydrodynamics and sand transport. As part of the experiment, an instrumented bottom frame measured the near-bed...conference paper 2014
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Volp, N.D. (author), van Prooijen, Bram (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Stelling, G.S. (author)Long term morphodynamic simulations are used for predicting the impact of climate change and human interventions in our estuarine and coastal regions. The accuracy of this type of simulations suffers generally from low resolution grids. Eventhough high resolution bathymetry data is increasingly more available thanks to new measurement techniques...abstract 2016
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Rijnsburger, S. (author), Audibert, R.F. (author), Souza, Alejandro J. (author), Horner-Devine, Alexander R. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author)River plumes, also regions of freshwater influence , are important features to understand because of their impact on the current structure, stratification and the transport of fine sediments, nutrients and contaminants. One important river plume is the Rhine ROFI. Prior studies have sought to understand far-field dynamics where cross-shore...abstract 2016
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Candy, A.S. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author)The Kralendijk Declaration is the outcome of the conference on "Coastal Dynamics and Ecosystem Change: Caribbean, Quo Vadis?" that was held on Bonaire, October 18-21 2016.report 2016
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Rijnsburger, S. (author), Van der Hout, C.M. (author), Van Tongeren, O. (author), De Boer, G.J. (author), Van Prooijen, B.C. (author), Borst, W.G. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author)This study identifies and unravels the processes that lead to stratification and destratification in the far field of a Region of Freshwater Influence (ROFI). We present measurements that are novel for two reasons: (1) measurements were carried out with two vessels that sailed simultaneously over two cross-shore transects; (2) the measurements...journal article 2016
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Candy, A.S. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Zijlema, Marcel (author)The Dutch Caribbean consists of two island groups, the Leeward Antilles off the Venezuelan coast separated from the Windward Islands east of Puerto Rico over distances of the scale of the Caribbean Sea itself. Climate change in the Caribbean Sea is predicted to lead to rising sea levels, warming waters and changing eddy fields. Warming waters...abstract 2017
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Flores, Raúl P. (author), Rijnsburger, S. (author), Horner-Devine, Alexander R. (author), Souza, Alejandro J. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author)We present measurements of along and across-shore sediment transport in a region of the Dutch coast 10 km north of the Rhine River mouth. This section of the coast is characterized by strong vertical density stratification because it is within the midfield region of the Rhine region of freshwater influence, where processes typical of the far...journal article 2017
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Horner-Devine, Alexander R. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Souza, Alejandro J. (author), McKeon, Margaret A. (author), Meirelles, Saulo (author), Henriquez, M. (author), Flores, Raúl P. (author), Rijnsburger, S. (author)We present a new mechanism for cross-shore transport of fine sediment from the nearshore to the inner shelf resulting from the onshore propagation of river plume fronts. Onshore frontal propagation is observed in moorings and radar images, which show that fronts penetrate onshore through the nearshore and surf zone, almost to the waterline....journal article 2017
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Rijnsburger, S. (author), Flores, Raúl P. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Horner-Devine, Alexander R. (author), Souza, Alejandro J. (author)In this study we used field data and radar images to investigate the influence of winds and tides on the propagation of tidal plume fronts. The measurements were collected in a shallow shelf region off the Dutch coast, 10 km north of the Rhine River mouth, and they clearly show the passage of distinct freshwater lenses and associated fronts...journal article 2018
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Meirelles, Saulo (author), Henriquez, M. (author), Reniers, A.J.H.M. (author), Luijendijk, Arjen (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Horner-Devine, Alexander R. (author), Souza, Alejandro J. (author), Stive, M.J.F. (author)The Sand Engine is a 21.5 million m<sup>3</sup> experimental mega-nourishment project that was built in 2011 along the Dutch coast. This intervention created a discontinuity in the previous straight sandy coastline, altering the local hydrodynamics in a region that is influenced by the buoyant plume generated by the Rhine River. This work...journal article 2018