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…

Implementation of flood early warning system for the Velika Morava river (Serbia)

24 April 2020

Velika Morava river basin The Velika Morava (38,200 km2) is Serbia’s largest river. There is a high risk of flooding in the surrounding areas, particularly the low-lying sections, near the river. Dike protection along the…

Deltares follows the governmental COVID-19 advice

23 April 2020

Deltares is conforming with all the measures announced by the Dutch Government. Everyone’s health and safety come first, which is why we work from home as far as possible. Of course, we are keeping in…

Mapping and Increasing Freshwater Availability Flemish Coastal Area

21 April 2020

Survey campaign A survey campaign was conducted for the Flanders Environment Agency and as part of the EU TOPSOIL project. It mapped out the fresh-salt distribution in the subsurface from a helicopter using Skytem’s airborne…

Help for Costa Rica’s Curridabat as green city

14 April 2020

Something needs to be done but the local authority also wants Curridabat to be a green city. It wants to maintain the natural river and the associated biodiversity so that, for example, it can store…

Developing flood early warning systems for the world’s tropical coasts

7 April 2020

Tropical coral reef-lined coasts have always been exposed to extreme storm impacts. Sea level rise, changes in wind and weather patterns and the widespread deterioration of coral reefs will make these small island nations even…

New approach to decisions in the complex puzzle of managing critical infrastructure

23 March 2020

Deltares and thirty parties from the civil-engineering sector shared their knowledge and current management issues in the ROBAMCI applied research programme. Fourteen cases were elaborated with the aim of seeking a balance between the quality,…