Two-Channel System Dynamics of the Outer Weser Estuary—A Modeling Study

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Autoren

  • Jannek Gundlach
  • Anna Zorndt
  • Bram van Prooijen
  • Zheng Bing Wang

Externe Organisationen

  • BAW Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung GmbH
  • Delft University of Technology
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer448
FachzeitschriftJournal of Marine Science and Engineering
Jahrgang9
Ausgabenummer4
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 20 Apr. 2021

Abstract

In this paper, we unravel the mechanisms responsible for the development of the two-channel system in the Outer Weser Estuary. A process-based morphodynamic model is built based on a flat-bed approach using simplified boundary conditions and accelerated morphological develop-ment. The results are analyzed in two steps: first, by checking for morphodynamic equilibrium in the simulations and second, by applying a newly developed method that interprets simulations based on categorization of the two-channel system and cross-sectional correlation analysis. All simulations reach a morphodynamic equilibrium and develop two channels that vary considerably over time and between the simulations. Variations can be found in the location and depth of the two channels, the development of the dominant channel over time and the alteration in the dominance pattern. The conclusions are that the development of the two-channel system is mainly caused by the tides and the basin geometry. Furthermore, it is shown that the alternation pattern and period are dependent on the dominance of the tides compared to the influence of river discharge.

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Two-Channel System Dynamics of the Outer Weser Estuary—A Modeling Study. / Gundlach, Jannek; Zorndt, Anna; Prooijen, Bram van et al.
in: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Jahrgang 9, Nr. 4, 448, 20.04.2021.

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Gundlach, J, Zorndt, A, Prooijen, BV & Wang, ZB 2021, 'Two-Channel System Dynamics of the Outer Weser Estuary—A Modeling Study', Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, Jg. 9, Nr. 4, 448. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9040448
Gundlach, J., Zorndt, A., Prooijen, B. V., & Wang, Z. B. (2021). Two-Channel System Dynamics of the Outer Weser Estuary—A Modeling Study. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 9(4), Artikel 448. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse9040448
Gundlach J, Zorndt A, Prooijen BV, Wang ZB. Two-Channel System Dynamics of the Outer Weser Estuary—A Modeling Study. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2021 Apr 20;9(4):448. doi: 10.3390/jmse9040448
Gundlach, Jannek ; Zorndt, Anna ; Prooijen, Bram van et al. / Two-Channel System Dynamics of the Outer Weser Estuary—A Modeling Study. in: Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2021 ; Jahrgang 9, Nr. 4.
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