Bifurcations distribute water, sediment and contaminants over distributaries in deltas. The aim of this study is to develop and test a bifurcation stability model for time-scales of 10¹-10³yr, in which water and sediment is distributed depending on both local (e.g., meandering, bifurcation planform) and regional controls (e.g., climate, base-level). Bifurcations are key elements in delta evolution on time-scales of 10²-10³yr and river flooding mitigation on time-scales of 10¹-10²yr. read more

The wave and current flume of the laboratory for physical geography is a flume for studying waves and currents in a controlled environment. The flume is available for educational purposes and research. Academic research experiments can be performed at low costs, and secondary school experiments are free of charge. read more

The purpose of the Coast3D project is to improve understanding of the physics of coastal sand transport and morphodynamics, to remedy the present lack of validation data of sand transport and morphology suitable for testing numerical models of coastal processes, to test a representative sample of numerical models for predicting coastal sand transport and morphodynamics against this data, to deliver validated modelling tools, and methodologies for their use, in a form suitable for coastal zone management, to deliver a set of guidelines for practical coastal zone management. read more

The WESP is a large multi-purpose vehicle constructed to aid in the research of the Dutch coastal area. It can operate from the beach and drive into the sea upto waterdepths of 8 meters (app. 26 ft). read more

CoastView focuses on the physical problems associated with sedimentary coasts. This project aims to simplify the task of the coastal manager who needs to know when a valuable component of the coast is at risk, which processes are responsible, and consequently what appropriate form of intervention (if any) is required in order to sustain or improve the resource. read more