The Scheldt estuary
Planktonic and whole system metabolism in a nutrient rich estuary (the Scheldt estuary)
... the Scheldt estuary by the oxygen incubation method in ...inner estuary. Planktonic CR was highest in the inner estuary and seemed to be mainly controlled by external organic matter ...the ...
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Development of a mud transport model for the Scheldt estuary
... − Comparison of model results with field data has been focused on one location. In future a more spatial approach is recommended, where for instance satellite data and model output as presented in Fig. 10 is mutually ...
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Tidal Phenomena in the Scheldt Estuary, part 2
... The Scheldt estuary has important environmental and commercial qualities. It is the main shipping route to the Port of Antwerp in Belgium. The depth of the navigation channel to the Port of Antwerp in ...
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Exploring local knowledge of the flooding risk of the Scheldt Estuary
... the Scheldt Estuary and a small number of scientists attempting to bring new knowledge into the policy debate on the Scheldt ...the Scheldt Estuary who normally do not partici- pate in ...
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Tidal exchange between a freshwater tidal marsh and an impacted estuary: the Scheldt estuary, Belgium
... nutrient cycles suspended particulate matter a b s t r a c t Tidal marsh exchange studies are relatively simple tools to investigate the interaction between tidal marshes and estuaries. They have mostly been confined to ...
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Modelling cohesive sediments in the Scheldt estuary (Belgium) with SEDI-3D
... VI. C ONCLUSIONS A first attempt was made to create a new cohesive sediment transport model for the Scheldt Estuary. The first results show good intra-tidal variation for some locations and almost no ...
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Excess atmospheric carbon dioxide transported by rivers into the Scheldt Estuary
... the Scheldt estuary (Belgium and the Netherlands; figure 1) are summarised in table ...upper estuary and a permanent hypoxic zone develops from upstream in the different tributaries to downstream of ...
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Study Of The Wind Speed, Rainfall And Storm Surges For The Scheldt Estuary In Belgium
... 4 C ONCLUSION The analysis of wind speeds showed that wind speeds in the estuary will remain stable in comparison with the past wind speeds. No trends were observed for the 2020, 2050 and 2080s. However, wind ...
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Factors influencing the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in food webs of the Scheldt estuary
... Factors influencing the bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants in food webs of the Scheldt estuary Evy Van Ael, Adrian Covaci, Krishna Das, Gilles Lepoint, Ronny Blust, and Lieven Bervoets ...
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Effect of fresh water discharge on the salinity intrusion in the Scheldt estuary: final Report
... 2. Methodology The current project is based on the work that was done within the project entitled ‘Verbetering randvoorwaardenmodel‘ (Verheyen et al, 2013), where an improved version of the NEVLA model was accomplished. ...
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Nitrogen and carbon dynamics in the Scheldt estuary at the beginning of the 21st century ? a modelling study
... 5 data would therefore be useful to obtain a better piston velocity formulation and thus more reliable estimates for CO 2 air water exchange. For future studies it might even turn out to be necessary to use different ...
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Modelling phytoplankton succession and nutrient transfer along the Scheldt estuary (Belgium, The Netherlands)
... The Scheldt estuary, located in the southwest Netherlands and northern Belgium ( ...the estuary ( Soetaert and Herman, 1995a; Soetaert et ...the Scheldt estuary with marked shifts ...
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Present nitrogen and carbon dynamics in the Scheldt estuary using a novel 1-D model
... heterotrophic estuary – the Scheldt estuary – is ...the estuary and their spa- tial patterns in the years 2000 to ...the estuary, consuming a comparable amount of oxygen as oxic ...
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Inlet Sluices for Flood Control Areas with Controlled Reduced Tide in the Scheldt Estuary: an Overview
... 2 Hydraulics Laboratory, Civil Engineering Dept., Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium T. Maris 3 & P. Meire 3 3 Ecosystem Management Research Group, Biology Dept., University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium ABSTRACT: Flood ...
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Mud balance Sea Scheldt: subreport 6 - Historical evolution (1930-2011) of mud deposition/erosion in the intertidal areas of the Scheldt estuary
... Western Scheldt are shown in Figures ...the estuary during the periods of 2004-2010 and 1988-2004, while such large scale conversions of bare flats to vegetated marshes have occurred on the onshore flats ...
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Integraal plan Boven-Zeeschelde: Subreport 1. SCALDIS: a 3D Hydrodynamic model for the Scheldt Estuary
... Eastern Scheldt is 200 m. In the Western Scheldt the resolution is 120 ...Sea Scheldt this resolution is increasing slowly towards 30m near Antwerp, further increasing towards 8 m in the Upper Sea ...
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The strength of Spartina anglica. The survival of Spartina anglica under stress at salt marshes in the Scheldt estuary
... Om de overlevingskans en groei van Spartina anglica te bepalen worden er metingen uitgevoerd op drie verschillende locaties in de Westerschelde (figuur 14): Paulinapolder, [r] ...
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Lessons from New Orleans for the Western Scheldt estuary - Comparison between Mississippi Delta and the Western Scheldt estuary
... the Scheldt Estuary In the comparison of the Mississippi delta and the Western Scheldt estuary the similarities in the physical system have been ...
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Flood risk analysis for the river Scheldt estuary
... the estuary, sedimentation in the western reach and increased sediment export to the sea with respect to the autonomous development; stronger loss of intertidal and shallow ...the Scheldt estuary in ...
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The diet and consumption of dominant sh species in the upper Scheldt estuary, Belgium
... O Laboratory of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium. P Flanders Marine Institute, Vismijn, Pakhuizen 45^52, B-8400 Oostende, Belgium. $ Corresponding ...
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