Sand-Mud Morphodynamics

The world’s coasts and deltas offer a multitude of valuable ecosystem services, providing safety against flooding and economic benefits. Many of these systems are, however, under pressure by climate change and increasing human activities. Protecting these systems and preservation of their multiple functions requires a thorough understanding of...

Numerical analysis of stratification and destratification processes in a tidally energetic inlet with an ebb tidal delta

Stratification and destratification processes in a tidally energetic, weakly stratified inlet in the Wadden Sea (south eastern North Sea) are investigated in this modeling study. Observations of current velocity and vertical density structure show strain-induced periodic stratification for the southern shoal of the tidal channel. In contrast to...

A review of morphological studies and models relevant for the Wadden Sea

This review presents brief summaries of a number of reports and mathematical models known to the author which may be relevant for short-term and long-term morphological developments of the Wadden Sea. It certainly is not a complete list of literature on this subject but it may guide other investigators working on this subject.