Bas van Maren

• Mud dynamics of the Ems-Dollard Estuary

  2011-present

  Quantifying the rate of increase, the responsible mechanisms, and impact on primary production, of turbidity in the Ems estuary.

• Delft Water Alliance (Singapore)

  Singapore, 2007-present

  Long-term research project on the causes of an increased turbidity in Singapore’s waters (such as dredging, land clearance, mangrove and wetland destruction) and its effects on natural habitats (corals, sea grass fields).

• Water intake channel siltation rates

  India, 2012-2014

  Prediction of sediment deposition in the intake of a large desalination plant in a turbid estuary

• Effect of human activities on the eco-morphological evolution of rivers Dutch-Chinese research project aiming to determine the effect of human activities (water flow, transport of fine sediments and nutrients) on morphology, ecology, biodiversity and safety of delta systems

  2008-2013

• Port siltation

  Iraq, 2011-2012

  Model study on sedimentation in, and impact, of a future harbour dock in a future Port in Iraq.

• Building with Nature Singapore

  Singapore, 2008 - 2012

  Long-term research project on soft solutions for coastal protection. Involved in two tasks: development and analysis of tidal and sediment transport models in Singapore’s coastal waters and collection of long-term sedimentary monitoring data

• Hydrological and morphological study Saeftinghe dock

  Belgium, 2010 - 2011

  Model study on sedimentation in, and impact, of a future harbour dock in the Port of Antwerp.

• Monitoring dredging plumes; Tass experiment

  2007 - 2008

  Integration and analysis of measurements on dredging plume spills

• 3D mud transport model of the lower Sea Scheldt

  Belgium, 2005 - 2008

  The lower Sea Scheldt project aimed to determine the sedimentation rates in a new harbor dock in the Antwerp Harbour, and the effect of any mitigating measures on sedimentation

• Predictive modelling of sediment transport and morphology in the lower Yellow River

  China, 2004 - 2008

  Chinese-Dutch collaboration project, aiming to understand and to quantify the morphological development of the Yellow River.

• Peak discharge increase in hyperconcentrated floods

  2014
  Li, W., D. S. van Maren, Zhengbing Wang, Huib J. de Vriend, BS Wu.
  Advances in Water Resources

• The role of terrestrial sediment on turbidity near Singapore's coral reefs

  2014
  van Maren, D. S., S.C. Liew, G.M. Hasan.
  Continental Shelf Research

• Morphological modeling using a fully coupled, TVD upwind-biased centered scheme

  2013
  Li, W., Huib J. de Vriend, Zhengbing Wang, D. S. van Maren.
  Water resources Research DOI: 10.1002/wrcr.20138

• The role of flow asymmetry and sediment properties on intertidal mudflat sedimentation

  2013
  van Maren, D. S. and Winterwerp, J. C.. Cont. Shelf Res. p. S71–S84

• Residual flow and tidal asymmetry in the Singapore Strait, with implications for resuspension and residual transport of sediment

  2012
  van Maren, D. S. and Gerritsen, H.
  Journal of geophysical research, vol. 117, c04021, doi:10.1029/2011jc007615, 2012

• Mud-induced wave damping and wave-induced liquefaction.

  2012
  Winterwerp, J.C., G.J. de Boer, G. Greeuw, D.S. van Maren. J. Coastal Eng.

• The effect of dock length on harbour siltation.

  2009
  Van Maren, D. S., J. C. Winterwerp M. Sas, and J. Vanlede Cont. Shelf Res. 29, p. 1410–1425

• Modelling hyperconcentrated flow in the Yellow River.

  van Maren, D. S., J. C. Winterwerp, B. S. Wu, J. J. Zhou. Earth, Surface, Processes and landforms Volume 34 Issue 4, Pages 596 - 612

• Suspended sediment dynamics and morphodynamics in the Yellow River, China.

  2009
  van Maren, D. S., J. C. Winterwerp, Z. Y. Wang, Q. Pu. Sedimentology Volume 56 Issue 3, Pages 785 - 806

• Grain size and sediment concentration effects on channel patterns of silt-laden rivers.

  2007
  Van Maren, D. S. Journal of Sedimentary Research 202, p 297–316

• Barrier formation on an actively prograding delta system: The Red River Delta, Vietnam.

  2005
  Van Maren, D. S. Marine Geology 224, p 123-143.

• Seasonal variation of hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics in a shallow subtropical estuary: the Ba Lat River, Vietnam

  V2004
  Van Maren, D. S. and Hoekstra, P. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 60, p 529-540.

• Tidal flow asymmetry in the diurnal regime: Bed load transport and morphologic changes around the Red River Delta.

  2004
  Van Maren, D. S., Hoekstra, P., and Hoitink, A. J. F. Ocean Dynamics 54, p. 424–434, doi:10.1007/s10236-003-0085-0

• Flow asymmetry associated with astronomical tides: implications for the residual transport of sediment.

  2003
  Hoitink, A. J. F., Hoekstra, P., and Van Maren, D.S. Journal of Geophysical Research 108 (C10), 3315, doi:10.1029/2002JC001539.

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