A prediction model for the accumulation of land to river debris at a downstream river section

A prediction model for the accumulation of land to river debris at a downstream river section

van Rijen, Ladislas (TU Delft Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering)

Duinkerken, Mark (mentor)
Negenborn, Rudy (mentor)

Delft University of Technology

Mechanical Engineering | Transport Engineering and Logistics

2019-07-29

The accumulation of natural and persistent anthropogenic debris in particular, within aquatic ecosystems, brings along a myriad of ramifications. By reducing these debris, damage to nautical vessels and harm to marine life can be mitigated. Rivers are an important pathway of debris towards coastal harbors, ports and marine ecosystems. To contribute to a more effective proactive removal of these debris from rivers, a prediction model can be developed, which can identify a temporal distribution of accumulation. This paper proposes a new prediction model by identifying a comprehensive set of predictors, through which land to river inputs can be predicted. A case study is used to evaluate the performance of several model versions, differing in complexity and predictors.

Land To River Debris
Forecasting
Marine Litter
Time Series Analysis
Prediction
Hydrology
Jones Falls River
Case Study

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Student theses

master thesis

© 2019 Ladislas van Rijen