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A new setup to study the influence of plant growth on the consolidation of dredged cohesive sediment

Barciela Rial, M. (author), Saaltink, Remon M. (author), van Kessel, Thijs (author), Chassagne, C. (author), Dekker, Stefan C. (author), de Boer, Hugo J. (author), Griffioen, Jasper (author), Wassen, Martin J. (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author)

Dredged cohesive sediment is progressively being used for wetland construction. However, little is known about the effect of plant growth during the self-weight consolidation of this sediment. In order to check the feasibility of such a study, a new experimental setup has been constructed. As an example, the effect of Phragmites australis on the...

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The Partial Pressure of CO2 and Fluxes of CO2 in Semarang Bay, Indonesia

Muskananfola, Max Rudolf (author), Latifah, Nurul (author), Hartoko, Agus (author), Febrianto, Sigit (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author)

The CO2 characteristics of the Semarang Bay system on the Northern coast of Java were investigated to understand the roles in carbon dioxide flux. The flux of carbon dioxide at the sea surface between seawater and atmosphere is essential for mitigating atmospheric CO2. The aims of this study were to assess the variation of CO2 partial...

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Winds of opportunity: The effects of wind on intertidal flat accretion

Colosimo, I. (author), van Maren, D.S. (author), de Vet, P.L.M. (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author), van Prooijen, Bram (author)

Intertidal ecosystems are threatened by sea level rise and anthropogenic pressures. Understanding the processes controlling the morphodynamic developments of tidal flats is crucial for sustainable management of these systems. Analysis of three extensive fieldwork campaigns carried out on two adjacent mudflats fringing the Dutch Western Wadden...

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An explanatory model for the burial of fines in the sandy seabed of the southern North Sea

Hendriks, H.C.M. (author), van Prooijen, Bram (author), Cheng, C. H. (author), Aarninkhof, S.G.J. (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author), Soetaert, K. E. (author)

The amount of suspended fines in the southern North Sea strongly depends on their exchange with the sandy seabed. This exchange is governed by resuspension of fines during storms, followed by burial in the week thereafter. Despite its importance for fine sediment dynamics, the burial of fines into a sandy seabed is currently not well...

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Morphodynamic modeling and morphological upscaling in a fine sediment system

Mathew, R. (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author)

Sediment mobility and memory effects distinguish transport and morphodynamics in fine sediment settings from sandy settings. This paper focuses on the morphodynamic modeling of fine sediment systems, and an adaptation of modeling procedures more commonly used in sand-dominated systems. An extensive dataset of short-term transport and...

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Effect of Composition on the Compressibility and Shear Strength of Dredged Cohesive Sediment

Barciela Rial, M. (author), Vardon, P.J. (author), van Kessel, Thijs (author), Griffioen, Jasper (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author)

Progressively, more dredged sediments are being reused for engineering projects. For example, the Marker Wadden is a new wetland constructed in lake Markermeer, the Netherlands, with dredged cohesive sediments originating from the bed of the lake. Such dredged sediments are often dominated by cohesive sediment particles with varying amounts of...

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Hydrosedimentological Response to Estuarine Deepening: Conceptual Analysis

Winterwerp, J.C. (author), Wang, Zhengbing (author)

This paper describes the effects of anthropogenic deepening of tidal rivers in a conceptual way, with focus on tidal distortion and the residual transport of coarse sediment, driven by asymmetries in peak velocity. The rivers under consideration are fairly small, with small river discharge, and may have irregular hypsometry, with substantial...

journal article 2021

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Predictive model of bulk drag coefficient for a nature-based structure exposed to currents

Gijón Mancheño, A. (author), Jansen, Wiljan (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author), Uijttewaal, W.S.J. (author)

Mangrove vegetation provides natural protection against coastal hazards like flooding and erosion. In spite of their economic and societal value, mangrove forests have experienced a worldwide decline due to human activities. Bamboo structures, formed by poles driven into the soil, are being used to create a sheltered environment for mangrove...

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Wave transmission and drag coefficients through dense cylinder arrays: Implications for designing structures for mangrove restoration

Gijón Mancheño, A. (author), Jansen, W. (author), Uijttewaal, W.S.J. (author), Reniers, A.J.H.M. (author), van Rooijen, A. A. (author), Suzuki, T. (author), Etminan, V. (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author)

Mangrove vegetation constitutes a natural coastal defence against waves and erosion. Despite their protective role, mangrove ecosystems have experienced continuous degradation over the last decades due to human causes. At retreating mangrove coastlines, bamboo structures are built to create new habitat for mangrove colonization. Existing...

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The impact of wind on flow and sediment transport over intertidal flats

Colosimo, I. (author), de Vet, P.L.M. (author), van Maren, D.S. (author), Reniers, A.J.H.M. (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author), van Prooijen, Bram (author)

Sediment transport over intertidal flats is driven by a combination of waves, tides, and wind-driven flow. In this study we aimed at identifying and quantifying the interactions between these processes. A five week long dataset consisting of flow velocities, waves, water depths, suspended sediment concentrations, and bed level changes was...

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Managing erosion of mangrove-mud coasts with permeable dams – lessons learned

Winterwerp, J.C. (author), Albers, Thorsten (author), Anthony, Edward J. (author), Friess, Daniel A. (author), Gijón Mancheño, A. (author), Moseley, Kene (author), Muhari, Abdul (author), Tas, S.A.J. (author), Tonneijck, Femke H. (author)

Mangrove-mud coasts across the world erode because of uninformed management, conversion of mangrove forests into aquaculture ponds, development of infrastructure and urbanization, and/or extraction of groundwater inducing land subsidence. The accompanied loss of ecosystem values, amongst which safety against flooding, has far reaching...

journal article 2020

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How human activities affect the fine sediment distribution in the Dutch Coastal Zone seabed

Hendriks, H.C.M. (author), van Prooijen, Bram (author), Aarninkhof, S.G.J. (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author)

The fine sediment distribution in the seabed is an important indicator for the ecological functioning of shallow coastal seas. In this paper, we investigate the processes and conditions that determine the fine sediment distribution in the Dutch coastal zone surficial seabed, while also assessing the response of the system to human...

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The effect of solid-phase composition on the drying behavior of Markermeer sediment

Barciela Rial, M. (author), van Paassen, L.A. (author), Griffioen, Jasper (author), van Kessel, Thijs (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author)

We studied the drying behavior of slurries of Markermeer sediments in the Netherlands having different solid compositions. Natural processes such as sand–mud segregation and oxidation of organic matter were mimicked to analyze the effect of changes in sediment composition. Evaporation experiments were performed with soft slurry samples using...

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Sediment dynamics and transport regimes in a narrow microtidal estuary

Mathew, R. (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author)

Estuarine sediment dynamics are a consequence of various forcings (barotropic, estuarine circulation, and fluvial) that vary in space and time. Here, we present a study examining sediment dynamics in a narrow microtidal estuary, the Lower Passaic River in New Jersey, USA. The analysis incorporates measurements of suspended sediments,...

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Amplification and deformation of tidal wave in the Upper Scheldt Estuary

Wang, Zhengbing (author), Vandenbruwaene, Wouter (author), Taal, Marcel (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author)

The records ofHWand LWin the most upper part of the Scheldt Estuary since 1971 have been analysed together with the daily river discharge. The tidal range, the hydraulic head and the ratio between the rising tide period to falling tide period have been determined for investigating the tidal amplification, the water surface slope along the river...

journal article 2019

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The hyperturbid state of the water column in estuaries and rivers: The importance of hindered settling

Dijkstra, Y.M. (author), Schuttelaars, H.M. (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author)

Over the last few decades, some estuaries have undergone a transition to a hyperturbid state, characterised by suspended sediment concentrations of several grammes per litre averaged over the water column. To improve our understanding of this transition and of naturally hyperturbid estuaries, we systematically identify the processes allowing...

journal article 2018

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Surficial sediment erodibility from time-series measurements of suspended sediment concentrations: development and validation

Mathew, R. (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author)

Numerical models of fine sediment transport depend on different approaches to parameterize the erosion properties of surficial sediment strata. These properties, namely the critical shear stress for erosion and the erosion rate coefficient, are crucial for reproducing the short-term and long-term sediment dynamics of the system. Methods to...

journal article 2017

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A study of in-situ sediment flocculation in the turbidity maxima of the Yangtze Estuary

Guo, Chao (author), He, Qing (author), Guo, Leicheng (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author)

In order to improve our understandings of temporal and vertical variations of sediment flocculation dynamics within the turbidity maxima (TM) of the highly turbid Yangtze Estuary (YE), we deployed LISST-100C, a laser instrument for in-situ monitor of the sizes and concentrations of flocculated particles in a wet season. Field data in terms of...

journal article 2017

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SPM response to tide and river flow in the hyper-turbid Ems River

Winterwerp, J.C. (author), Vroom, J (author), Wang, Zhengbing (author), Krebs, Martin (author), Hendriks, H.C.M. (author), van Maren, D.S. (author), Schrottke, Kerstin (author), Borgsmüller, Christine (author), Schöl, Andreas (author)

In this paper, we analyse the behaviour of fine sediments in the hyper-turbid Lower Ems River, with focus on the river’s upper reaches, a stretch of about 25 km up-estuary of Terborg. Our analysis is based on long records of suspended particulate matter (SPM) from optical backscatter (OBS) measurements close to the bed at seven stations along...

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Is “Morphodynamic Equilibrium” an oxymoron?

Zhou, Zeng (author), Coco, Giovanni (author), Townend, IH (author), Olabarrieta, Maitane (author), van der Wegen, M. (author), Gong, Zheng (author), D’Alpaos, Andrea (author), Gao, Shu (author), Jaffe, Bruce (author), Gelfenbaum, Guy (author), He, Qing (author), Wang, Yaping (author), Lanzoni, Stefano (author), Wang, Zhengbing (author), Winterwerp, J.C. (author), Zhang, Changkuan (author)

Morphodynamic equilibrium is a widely adopted yet elusive concept in the field of geomorphology of coasts, rivers and estuaries. Based on the Exner equation, an expression of mass conservation of sediment, we distinguish three types of equilibrium defined as static and dynamic, of which two different types exist. Other expressions such as...

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