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daphne.van.der.wal@nioz.nl

Case study Netherlands. daphne.van.der.wal@nioz.nl. Case site: the Netherlands. Living in the Dutch delta. Zagwijn. Living in the Dutch delta ... Storm surge 1953. inundating 150 000 ha of land causing the death of 1835 people. Anp archief. Knmi.nl.

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  1. Case study Netherlands daphne.van.der.wal@nioz.nl

  2. Case site: the Netherlands

  3. Living in the Dutch delta... Zagwijn

  4. Living in the Dutch delta ... Storm surge 1953 • inundating 150 000 ha of land • causing the death of 1835 people Anp archief Knmi.nl

  5. Living in the Dutch delta ... Delta works Slide T. Ysebaert

  6. Today “designed” flooding risks http://www.sev.nl/

  7. Delta area, Netherlands Slide From T. Ysebaert / RWS?

  8. Delta area, Netherlands

  9. Westerschelde, a typical funnel-shaped estuary Van der Spek

  10. Westerschelde: dredging • Maintenance (1900 – 1970) • 1st deepening => 1970 - 1975 • Maintenance (1975 – 1997) • 2nd deepening => 1997 - 2001 • Maintenance (2001-2009) • 3rd deepening => 2010-2011 • Maintenance (present) Geoplein.nl

  11. Westerschelde: cross-shore gradients Current velocity CHANNEL mud mud, sand Pethick, 1984 sand

  12. Middle marsh (Atriplexportulacoides) Low marsh – pioneer (Spartinaanglica) Middle marsh (Puccinellia)

  13. Vlissingen Biezelingsche Ham Baarland Zimmermanpolder Zuidgors Hoofdplaat Westerschelde Thomaespolder Paulinapolder Hellegatpolder Terneuzen False colour aerial photographs Yerseke

  14. Westerschelde: saltmarsh dynamics Van der Wal, Wielemaker-van den Dool, Herman, Est. Coast. Shelf Sci. 2008

  15. Westerschelde: saltmarsh dynamics Paulina Van der Wal et al., 2008 ECSS

  16. Westerschelde: setup transect EU FAST

  17. Westerschelde: saltmarsh dynamics Paulina

  18. Westerschelde: Hellegatpolder

  19. Thank you for your attention! daphne.van.der.wal@nioz.nl

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