Buffering fresh water at the Volkerak-Zoommeer to mitigate drought: Developing a Decision Supportt System to evaluate the potential of temporarily heightening of the water level

The Volkerak-Zoommeer is a former estuary located the Rhine Meuse Delta in the southwestern part of the Netherlands. After the completion of the Volkerakdam, Philipsdam and Oesterdam as part of the Delta Works, this estuary was cut of from the Oosterschelde and a fresh water lake was formed in a sea water environment. This new lake became the...