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Keyzer, L.M. (author), Herman, P.M.J. (author), Smits, B.P. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), James, R.K. (author), Candy, A.S. (author), Riva, R.E.M. (author), Bouma, T.J. (author), van der Boog, C.G. (author), Katsman, C.A. (author), Slobbe, D.C. (author), Zijlema, Marcel (author), van Westen, R.M. (author), Dijkstra, H.A. (author)Shallow tropical bays in the Caribbean, like Orient Bay and Galion Bay in Saint Martin, are often sheltered by coral reefs. In the relatively calm environment behind the reefs, seagrass meadows grow. Together, these ecosystems provide valuable ecosystem services like coastal protection, biodiversity hotspots, nursery grounds for animals and...journal article 2020
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Afrasteh, Y. (author), Slobbe, D.C. (author), Verlaan, M. (author), Sacher, M. (author), Klees, R. (author), Guarneri, H. (author), Keyzer, L.M. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Snellen, M. (author), Zijl, F. (author)The first objective of this paper is to assess by means of geodetic network analyses the impact of adding model-based hydrodynamic leveling data to the Unified European Leveling Network (UELN) data on the precision and reliability of the European Vertical Reference Frame (EVRF). In doing so, we used variance information from the latest UELN...journal article 2021
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Rijnsburger, S. (author), Flores, Raúl P. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Horner-Devine, Alexander R. (author), Souza, Alejandro J. (author), Zijl, Firmijn (author)The Rhine region of freshwater influence (ROFI) is strongly stratified, rotational, relatively shallow and has large tides, resulting in a dynamic field of fronts that are formed by multiple processes. We use a 3D numerical model to obtain a conceptual picture of the frontal structure and the processes responsible for generating this multiple...journal article 2021
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Kleptsova, Olga S. (author), Dijkstra, Henk A. (author), van Westen, René M. (author), van der Boog, C.G. (author), Katsman, C.A. (author), James, Rebecca K. (author), Bouma, Tjeerd J. (author), Klees, R. (author), Riva, R.E.M. (author), Slobbe, D.C. (author), Zijlema, Marcel (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author)Joint effects of the dynamic sea-level rise projected changes in the large-scale atmosphere/ocean circulation, and wave climate on hurricane-induced extreme water levels in the Caribbean region are assessed. We use the 2D-depth integrated ADCIRC + SWAN wave-ocean model, baroclinically coupled to an ocean-eddying version of the Community Earth...journal article 2021
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Rijnsburger, S. (author), Flores, Raúl P. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Lamb, Kevin G. (author), Jones, Nicole L. (author), Horner-Devine, Alexander R. (author), Souza, Alejandro J. (author)Remotely sensed images document the occurrence of multiple packets of internal solitary waves (ISWs) in the Rhine River plume at the same time. We use a combination of field observations, and non-hydrostatic and hydrostatic modeling to understand the processes that lead to the generation and retention of multiple ISW packets within the Rhine...journal article 2021
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Simons, W.J.F. (author), Broerse, D.B.T. (author), Kleptsova, O.S. (author), Nijholt, N. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Naeije, M.C. (author), Lhermitte, S.L.M. (author), Visser, P.N.A.M. (author), Riva, R.E.M. (author)A devastating tsunami struck Palu Bay in the wake of the 28 September 2018 M<sub>w</sub> = 7.5 Palu earthquake (Sulawesi, Indonesia). With a predominantly strike-slip mechanism, the question remains whether this unexpected tsunami was generated by the earthquake itself, or rather by earthquake-induced landslides. In this study we examine the...journal article 2022
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James, Rebecca K. (author), van Katwijk, Marieke M. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Candy, A.S. (author), Klees, R. (author), Riva, R.E.M. (author), Slobbe, D.C. (author), Katsman, C.A. (author), Herman, P.M.J. (author)Global oceanic pH is lowering, which is causing great concern for the natural functioning of marine ecosystems. Current pH predictions are based on open ocean models; however, coastal zones are dynamic systems with seawater pH fluctuating temporally and spatially. To understand how coastal ecosystems will respond in the future, we first need...journal article 2019
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James, R.K. (author), Lynch, A. (author), Herman, P.M.J. (author), van Katwijk, M.M. (author), van Tussenbroek, B.I. (author), Dijkstra, H.A. (author), van Westen, R. M. (author), van der Boog, C.G. (author), Klees, R. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Slobbe, D.C. (author), Bouma, T.J. (author)The intensity of major storm events generated within the Atlantic Basin is projected to rise with the warming of the oceans, which is likely to exacerbate coastal erosion. Nature-based flood defence has been proposed as a sustainable and effective solution to protect coastlines. However, the ability of natural ecosystems to withstand major...journal article 2021
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Afrasteh, Y. (author), Slobbe, D.C. (author), Sacher, M. (author), Verlaan, M. (author), Klees, R. (author), Guarneri, H. (author), Keyzer, L.M. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Snellen, M. (author)All realizations of the European Vertical Reference System (EVRS) computed so far are solely based on geopotential differences obtained by spirit leveling/gravimetry. As such, there are no direct connections between height benchmarks separated by large water bodies. In this study, such connections are added by means of model-based...journal article 2023
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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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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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van der Boog, C.G. (author), Molemaker, M. J. (author), Dijkstra, H. A. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Katsman, C.A. (author)Mesoscale anticyclonic eddies dominate the sea-surface height variability in the Caribbean Sea. Although it is well established that these anticyclones are formed near the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea, which is demarcated by the Lesser Antilles, the source of their anticyclonic vorticity remains unclear. To gain insight into this...journal article 2022
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van Westen, René M. (author), Dijkstra, Henk A. (author), Klees, R. (author), Riva, R.E.M. (author), Slobbe, D.C. (author), van der Boog, C.G. (author), Katsman, C.A. (author), Candy, A.S. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Zijlema, Marcel (author), James, Rebecca K. (author), Bouma, Tjeerd J. (author)The Yucatan Channel connects the Caribbean Sea with the Gulf of Mexico and is the main outflow region of the Caribbean Sea. Moorings in the Yucatan Channel show high-frequent variability in kinetic energy (50–100 days) and transport (20–40 days), but the physical mechanisms controlling this variability are poorly understood. In this study, we...journal article 2018
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van der Boog, C.G. (author), Dijkstra, Henk A. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Katsman, C.A. (author)Because of its pronounced fresh signature, the properties of the northward-flowing Antarctic Intermediate Water (AAIW) affect the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation. Hence, understanding modifications of AAIW along its path is important. Here, we analyze AAIW changes along its path in the Caribbean Sea and assess whether vertical...journal article 2022
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Kleptsova, O.S. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author)Ice induced variability of tides in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, including Baffin Bay and Hudson Strait/Hudson Bay system, was studied by means of a new high resolution tidal model. Here we show that the seasonal variations of the tidal constants are significant in the major part of the domain. Month to month changes of the tidal phases...journal article 2018
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Pathways of the water masses exiting the Labrador Sea: The importance of boundary–interior exchangesGeorgiou, S. (author), Ypma, S.L. (author), Brüggemann, N. (author), Sayol España, J.M. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Katsman, C.A. (author)The water masses exiting the Labrador Sea, and in particular the dense water mass formed by convection (i.e. Labrador Sea Water, LSW), are important components of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC). Several studies have questioned the connection of the LSW production to the AMOC variability. This is partly due to the...journal article 2020
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James, Rebecca K. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Candy, A.S. (author), Katsman, C.A. (author), van der Boog, C.G. (author), Riva, R.E.M. (author), Slobbe, D.C. (author), Klees, R. (author)Tropical beaches provide coastal flood protection, income from tourism, and habitat for flagship species. They urgently need protection from erosion, which is being exacerbated by changing climate and coastal development. Traditional coastal engineering solutions are expensive, provide unstable temporary solutions, and often disrupt natural...journal article 2019
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Candy, A.S. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author)The approaches taken to describe and develop spatial discretisations of the domains required for geophysical simulation models are commonly ad hoc, model- or application-specific, and under-documented. This is particularly acute for simulation models that are flexible in their use of multi-scale, anisotropic, fully unstructured meshes where a...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
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van der Boog, C.G. (author), Pietrzak, J.D. (author), Dijkstra, Henk A. (author), Brüggemann, N. (author), Van Westen, René M. (author), James, Rebecca K. (author), Bouma, Tjeerd J. (author), Riva, R.E.M. (author), Slobbe, D.C. (author), Klees, R. (author), Zijlema, Marcel (author), Katsman, C.A. (author)The mesoscale variability in the Caribbean Sea is dominated by anticyclonic eddies that are formed in the eastern part of the basin. These anticyclones intensify on their path westward while they pass the coastal upwelling region along the Venezuelan and Colombian coast. In this study, we used a regional model to show that this westward...journal article 2019