Recent verschenen er verschillende interessante publicaties rond onderzoek in het Schele-estuarium.
LIFE SPARC – action C10. Transfer to other estuaries (Replicability & Transferability). Sub report 1
The concept of combining Flood Control Areas (FCA) and Areas with a Controlled Reduced Tide (CRT) to give ‘Space to the River’ has been developed, implemented and monitored in a pilot project in Flanders, Belgium. Through years of development, this nature-based solution is proved to be an effective approach of providing protection against flooding and improving resilience of the estuary ecosystem under the threat of climate change.
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Monitoring the morphodynamics of the Zwin inlet. Interim report. 1 year after the extension works
The Zwin is a relatively small tidal inlet connected to the North Sea through a tidal channel. The inlet is flooded twice a day and is characterized by the presence of intertidal area with sand banks and salt marshes. From August 2016 until the opening of the dyke in February 2019, large intervention works were carried out to reduce the sediment silting and accretion processes by increasing the amount of water flowing in and out of the inlet. This project aims to evaluate the success of the intervention work and to improve our understanding on the morphodynamics of the Zwin.
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Monitoring the morphodynamics of the Zwin inlet. Interim report. 2 years after the works
The Zwin is a relatively small tidal inlet connected to the North Sea through a tidal channel. The inlet is flooded twice a day and is characterized by the presence of intertidal area with sand banks and salt marshes. From August 2016 until the opening of the dyke in February 2019, large intervention works were carried out to reduce the sediment silting and accretion processes by increasing the amount of water flowing in and out of the inlet. This project aims to evaluate the success of the intervention work and to improve our understanding on the morphodynamics of the Zwin.
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Sediment dynamics in the Schelde-estuary. Report 1. Influence of fresh water discharge and tide on the ETM-dynamics in the Schelde-estuary using Delft3D
The Schelde-estuary is subjected to tides, (seasonal) variations in fresh water discharge and natural and manmade changes in bathymetry. These changes affect suspended sediment dynamics and therefore the formation and location of the estuarine turbidity maximum (ETM). An assessment of ETM formation and ETM location under different conditions of river discharge, tides and bathymetry is performed in this study using a Delft3D-numerical model.
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Sedimentbalans Schelde-estuarium. Deelrapport 7. Seizoenale variatie van de sedimentsamenstelling in de bodem
In het kader van het onderzoeksprogramma Agenda voor de Toekomst II doet het Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium onderzoek naar het topic ‘sedimentbalans’. Dit deelrapport brengt de seizoenale variatie van de sedimentsamenstelling van de bodem in het Schelde-estuarium in beeld.
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