Tidal Meanders in the Ameland Basin: A study to the underlying processes in the evolution of tidal meanders

The fairway connecting Holwerd and Nes forms the main transport route between Friesland and Ameland (the Dutch Wadden Sea). It consists of several tidal channels that funnel the majority of the tidal currents propagating through the tidal basin. Over the past decades, several channel bends have expanded leading to a fairway length-increase of...

Tidal Divides: A study on a simplified case and the Dutch Wadden Sea

In this thesis the position of tidal divides is studied by means of a simplified model and the Dutch Wadden Sea. To study the parameters influencing the location of the tidal divide, two basins are schematized to a rectangular channel with at each side an incoming tidal wave. These two incoming waves can differ in amplitude and have phase...

Bio-physical impacts on fine sediment dynamics in an idealised Wadden Sea basin

This research has focussed on the identification of the relevant processes behind the long-term fine sediment dynamics. Three main influences were considered: the tide, wind waves and biological stabilization/destabilization. The study was performed by means of computational modelling, within the process-based model, Delft3D. By modelling...