Modeling Storm Surge Attenuation by an Integrated Nature-Based and Engineered Flood Defense System in the Scheldt Estuary (Belgium)

• Published in: Journal of marine science and engineering Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 27
• Main Authors: Smolders, Sven, João Teles, Maria, Leroy, Agnès, Maximova, Tatiana, Meire, Patrick, Temmerman, Stijn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Attenuation; Brackishwater environment; Coasts; culvert flow; Culverts; Defense; Deltas; Ecosystems; Engineering; Estuaries; Estuarine dynamics; Flood control; Flood damage; Flood protection; Floods; Height; Hurricanes; Hybrid systems; Mitigation; nature-based flood defense; Outflow; Scale models; Sea level; Soil erosion; storm surge attenuation; Storm surges; Storms; telemac-mascaret; Three dimensional models; Tidal marshes; Tidal waves; Wetlands; Scheldt Estuary; Netherlands; North Sea; Belgium

There is increasing interest in the use of nature-based approaches for mitigation of storm surges along coasts, deltas, and estuaries. However, very few studies have quantified the effectiveness of storm surge height reduction by a real-existing, estuarine-scale, nature-based, and engineered flood d...