Effects Of Possible Land Reclamation Projects On Siltation In The Rotterdam Harbour Area. A Model Study.
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Free (open access)
Transaction
Volume
43
Pages
10
Published
1999
Size
868 kb
Paper DOI
10.2495/CE990131
Copyright
WIT Press
Author(s)
J.M. de Kok, A. van der Meulen, Z. B. Wang and M. Schroevers
Abstract
A three-dimensional numerical model system is used to study the effect of a pos- sible large scale land reclamation on the motion of water and suspended sedi- ment in the sea area around the Rhine outlet and in the inland channels and har- bours of Rotterdam. The model is tide resolving and includes deposition and re- suspension of cohesive sediment. The results of scenario model runs with different land reclamation designs sho- wed, that the shape of the coast line has a majo
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