Major differences in flow velocity and positive feedback effect explain large scour holes

5 June 2020

Rijkswaterstaat monitors the formation of these holes intensively and, where necessary, deposits steel slag or rock to maintain the stability of the barrier. Broekema’s study represents an important step towards an enduring solution and the…

Foam in Scheveningen due to a large plankton bloom and strong northerly winds

5 June 2020

Reconstruction of the last four days The reconstruction from the available data reveals that a conjunction of weather conditions from the end of April led to the large quantity of foam in the corner of…

How can the Majuro Atoll adapt to the growing risks of natural hazards and sea level rise? A new study

29 May 2020

Marshall Islands The Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI) is one of the world’s smallest, most isolated, and vulnerable nations. RMI’s population is estimated at about 59,000, half of which lives in the capital city of…

Water, Peace & Security Partnership Recognized with Luxembourg Peace Prize

28 May 2020

For the ninth consecutive year, the Schengen Peace Foundation and the World Peace Forum will be awarding the prestigious Luxembourg Peace Prize to outstanding peacemakers and activists. The Luxembourg Peace Prize for Outstanding Environmental Peace…

Supersized peat samples for predicting land subsidence

18 May 2020

These geotechnical properties are used as input for land subsidence models. The high compressibility of peat is an important cause of land subsidence in areas with a peaty subsurface and it is therefore important to…

Doctorate research: new techniques to improve discharge forecasts for the Rhine at Lobith

13 May 2020

Precipitation Researcher Bart van Osnabrugge studied all these steps and selected the discharge of the Rhine at Lobith as a case study. His doctorate award ceremony was yesterday at Wageningen University. Bart conducted his study…

Using satellites to monitor river ice for flood early warning

6 May 2020

Early warning of ice jams and flooding can reduce the risk to local population and allow hazard mitigation. However, these events are very difficult to accurately model and forecast. Monitoring of river ice therefore plays…

New approach to hydrological modelling applicable to every river basin in the world

4 May 2020

Researchers from Deltares and Wageningen University studied a new design for a model of this kind for the Rhine. The results were published recently in the AGU journal ‘Water Resources Research’. Modelling with high spatial…

Tenth International Symposium on Land Subsidence papers online

1 May 2020

More than 13 papers with Deltares (co)-authors are published and freely accessible via the Corpernicus website. Land subsidence in coastal areas worldwide is still an under-appreciated problem in many countries despite the high costs. A…

3D visualization, to get the most out of your simulation results

28 April 2020

The DFX-tool will be the 3D Interactive Viewer of the Delft3D FM Suite. DFX can quickly load and visualize Delft3D FM output files (NetCDF). When georeferenced, a 3D world based on OpenStreetMaps data, elevation maps and…