Modeling the morphodynamics of the mouth of the Scheldt estuary

Jebbe van der Werf; Tomas van Oyen; Bart de Maerschalck; Abdel Nnafie; Arnold van Rooijen; Marcel Taal; Toon Verwaest; Lodewijk de Vet; Julia Vroom; Mick van der Wegen

Modeling the morphodynamics of the mouth of the Scheldt estuary

Jebbe van der Werf, Tomas van Oyen, Bart de Maerschalck, Abdel Nnafie, Arnold van Rooijen, Marcel Taal, Toon Verwaest, Lodewijk de Vet, Julia Vroom, Mick van der Wegen

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Recent research on the Scheldt estuary mainly focused on the Western Scheldt. There is now a renewed interest in the
mouth of the estuary as the Flemish government explores the feasibility of large-scale morphological interventions in
that area. This paper describes the ongoing development of a process-based numerical model (Delft3D) of the Scheldt
estuary. The so-called Delft3D-NeVla model computes morphodynamics forced by waves, tide, wind and river discharge,
and affected by sediment dredging and dumping to maintain navigation channels at the desired depth. After further
calibration and validation, the Delft3D-NeVla model will become an important tool to understand and predict the
morphodynamics of the mouth of the estuary due to natural processes and large-scale morphological interventions such
as relocation of navigation channels.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	IAHR 2015
Subtitle of host publication	36th IAHR World Congress: Deltas of the Future (and what happens upstream)
Editors	Arthur Mynett
Place of Publication	Madrid
Publisher	IAHR
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	978-90-824846-0-1
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	36th IAHR World Congress 2015 : Delta's of the future (and what hapens upstream) - World Forum, The Hague, Netherlands Duration: 28 Jun 2015 → 3 Jul 2015 Conference number: 36

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Conference	36th IAHR World Congress 2015
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	The Hague
Period	28/06/15 → 3/07/15

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van der Werf, J, van Oyen, T, de Maerschalck, B, Nnafie, A, van Rooijen, A, Taal, M, Verwaest, T, de Vet, L, Vroom, J & van der Wegen, M 2015, Modeling the morphodynamics of the mouth of the Scheldt estuary. in A Mynett (ed.), IAHR 2015: 36th IAHR World Congress: Deltas of the Future (and what happens upstream). IAHR, Madrid, 36th IAHR World Congress 2015 , The Hague, Netherlands, 28/06/15.

Modeling the morphodynamics of the mouth of the Scheldt estuary. / van der Werf, Jebbe; van Oyen, Tomas; de Maerschalck, Bart et al.
IAHR 2015: 36th IAHR World Congress: Deltas of the Future (and what happens upstream). ed. / Arthur Mynett. Madrid: IAHR, 2015.

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