Regime shifts in a D3D schematized Scheldt model: recent progress

Regime shifts in a D3D schematized Scheldt model: recent progress

De Lucas Pardo, M.A. (Deltares)
Dijkstra, Y. (Deltares)
van Maren, D.S. (TU Delft Environmental Fluid Mechanics; Deltares)
Vroom, J (Deltares)
van Kessel, T (Deltares)
Winterwerp, J.C. (TU Delft Environmental Fluid Mechanics; Deltares)

2017

The Ems and Loire evolved into hyper-turbid estuaries in the course of the 20th
century. Winterwerp et al. (2013 a, b) argued that narrowing and deepening of these
rivers induced a regime shift towards these hyper-turbid conditions. This regime
shift was presumed to be driven by a positive feed-back between tidal
amplification, tidal asymmetry and sediment-induced drag reduction. As also the
Sea Scheldt was/is subject to narrowing and deepening, Winterwerp et al. reasoned
that also this river may be at risk to become hyper-turbid.

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© 2017 M.A. De Lucas Pardo, Y. Dijkstra, D.S. van Maren, J Vroom, T van Kessel, J.C. Winterwerp