Project: Drowning or Emerging
Drowning or Emerging
To investigate how delta drowning can be prevented we investigate water flow and sediment processes and establish scenarios of for future delta development an ideal trial area: the Biesbosch (NL), an inland tidal delta (90 km2) of the rivers Rhine and Meuse, under influence of engineering works in the past, of recent and upcoming de-poldering, and future increases of tidal amplitude, sea level, and river peak discharges due to climate change.
Delta: Rhine-Meuse
Future Deltas theme: Understanding Drivers, Predicting Impacts
Funding: STW
Duration: 2013-2018
Researchers: Eveline van der Deijl, Eelco Verschelling
