Lithological control on scour hole formation in the Rhine-Meuse Estuary

River deltas commonly have a heterogeneous substratum of alternating peat, clay and sand deposits. This has important consequences for the river bed development and in particular for scour hole formation. When the substratum consists of an erosion resistant top layer, erosion is retarded. Upon breaking through a resistant top layer and...

Optimising long-term morphodynamic simulations of the Rhine-Meuse Delta (abstract)

Computational effort still poses serious limitations to practical use of 2D and 3D models for long-term largescale morphological modelling. To deal with long-term issues related to sea-level rise and long-term planning in the Dutch Rhine delta, we have adapted the computational approach for more efficient and fast modelling while including all...