Process-based and Surrogate Modelling of Fine Sediment Transport in the Dutch Coastal Zone

Coastal zones which are known as the interface between continents and oceans are vital and important to human beings because a majority of the world's population live in such zones (Nelson, 2007). Coastal systems are among the most dynamic and energetic environments on earth and they are continuously changing because of the dynamic interaction...

Hindcast of 1st Nov 2006 Storm in the Norderneyer Inlet: Wave & Flow boundary conditions

In the framework of the SBW (Strength and Loading of Water Defenses) project which Deltares has been commissioned to execute for Rijkswaterstaat – Waterdienst, Rijkswaterstaat has requested a hindcast of the 1st November 2006 storm as part of the International Data Exchange Project, in this case an exchange between Netherlands and Germany. This...

Hydro-dynamics in the Wadden Sea during storm conditions: Analysis of storms of 1 Nov. 2006 and 18 Jan. 2007.

For two historical storms the water levels and currents in the Wadden Sea were simulated using the so-called model-train of Rijkswaterstaat. The first storm of 1 Nov. 2006 generated exceptionally high water levels in the Eems-Dollard estuary. The second storm of 18 Jan. 2007 was also scaled up to represent a 1 in 4000 year design storm. In...

Natural and human impacts on the eutrophication status of the western Wadden Sea: A literature survey

This report aims to identify the origins of the past changes in the eutrophication status of the Wadden Sea. Special attention is given to changes in light regime, nutrient elimination and retention, which may have resulted from human interventions along the Dutch coast. Starting point for the assessment is that model calculations expect that 10...

The effects of shellfish fishery on the ecosystems of the Dutch Wadden Sea and Oosterschelde

This publication summarises the findings of the scientific research projects carried out as part of EVA II, the second phase in the evaluation of shellfish fisheries policy in the Zeeland Delta and the Wadden Sea, and relates these findings to other studies on the ecological effects of shellfish fisheries in the Wadden Sea and elsewhere. Four...

Morphology an morphodynamics of the Wadden Sea

Geological and morphological description of the Wadden Sea, description of the present situation.

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.

Evaluatie chemische toetsing zoute baggerspecie: Gegevensanalyse periode 1986 - 1997

De vergunningsverlening voor het verspreiden van zoute baggerspecie in de Nederlandse getijdenwateren vindt sinds de jaren tachtig een beoordeling plaats op basis van chemische analyses. Sinds het uitkomen van de Evaluatie nota water in 1993 wordt baggerspecie getoetst aan de gehaltetoets voor zware metalen, organochloor-bestrijdingsmiddelen,...

Een kromlijnig model voor de Nederlandse Waddenzee: Rooster en bodemschematisatie

Luchtfoto's van de Nederlandse kust 1994 - Noord Holland, Texel en Vlieland

Aerial pictures of the coast of the Netherlands. Noord Holland (from IJmuiden to Den Helder), Texel and Vlieland.

Luchtfoto's van de Nederlandse kust 1994 - Waddeneilanden

Aerial pictures of the coast of the Netherlands, Wadden area (provinces Groningen and Friesland; Terschelling, Ameland, Schiermonnikoog, Rottum, Rottummeroog). Pictures of Texel and Vlieland are not included.

The Riddle of the Sands: A Tidal SystenVs Answer to a Rising Sea Level

The effects of an accelerated rise in sea level on the Dutch Wadden Sea is described, taking other human intervention into account, such as sand and shell extraction, subsidence due to gas extraction and the policy of 'dynamic stabilization' of the coastline. This includes indications of ecological effects. The report also describes the expected...

Impact of sea level rise on the morphology of the Wadden Sea in the scope of its ecological function (phase 4): General considerations on hydraulic conditions, sediment transports, sand balance, bed composition and impact of sea-level rise on tidal flats

Impact of sea level rise on the morphology of the Wadden Sea in the scope of its ecological function (phase 3): Proposed set-up of a dynamic morphological model for Wadden Sea basins and estuaries based on empirical relations (volume I)

Impact of sea level rise on the morphology of the Wadden Sea in the scope of its ecological function (phase 1): Inventory of available data and literature and recommendations on aspects to be studied

Hydrography of the Dutch Wadden Sea

In this paper an attempt has been made to describe for the Dutch Wadden Sea water movement, transport of suspended matter and the cycle of suspended organic matter. Stress has been laid on the fact that these are related subjects, which therefore ought to be studied in combination. The discussion was based on observations made in the years 1949...