English name: Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering
Parent institute: Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen (VUB-IR), more
Thesaurus terms (3) : Coastal aquifer; Saline intrusion; Water quality
MRG keywords (6) : Coastal defence; Construction; Groundwater; Hydrodynamics; Pollutants; Sediment mechanics/dynamics
Geographical term : Zeeschelde [Marine Regions]
Address: Pleinlaan 2
1050 Brussel Belgium
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Type: Scientific
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1 Director: Head of the department 2 Marine scientist: Works in this research group and acts as (co-)author in at least one marine publication in the last 5 years. 3 Specialized personnel: Provides administrative or technical support to marine scientific research.
| Persons formerly associated with this organization (56) |
- Batelaan, Okke 1
- Bauwens, Willy 1
- De Smedt, Florimond 1, 2
- Wartel, Stanislas 1
- Ampe, Eva 2
- Anibas, Christian
- Bahremand, Abdolreza
- Bastiaensen, Ellen
- Beyen, Ine
- Brand, Evelien
- Chawanda, Celray James
- Coen, Leen
- Cui, Jennie
- Dang, Mai Thanh
- El Baba, Moustafa
- Eliseo, Ana
- Elyahyioui, Jihane
- Esquerre, Alexis
- Getachew, Adem
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- Ghysels, Gert
- Githui, Faith
- Gourgue, Olivier 2
- Huysmans, Marijke
- Kayastha, Prabin
- Khorashadi Zadeh, Farkhondeh
- Le Quoc, Hung
- Maximova, Tatiana
- Michielsen, Stef
- Montreuil, Anne-Lise 2
- Nguyet, Vu Thi Minh
- Nossent, Jiri
- Palmans, Tim
- Pannemans, Bart
- Peters, Jean Jacques
- Phuong, Nguyen Huy
- Pradzynska, Dominika
- Quevauviller, Phillipe
- Rwetabula, Justus
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- Safari, Alireza
- Salvadore, Elga 2
- Senbeta, Teshome
- Severyns, Joan
- Shrestha, Narayan
- Sishah, Biniyam
- Tavakoli, Mohsen
- Tewolde, Tesfamicheal
- Thanh, Long Nguyen
- Thiery, Wim
- Tolessa Leta, Olkeba
- Touhidul Mustafa, Syed
- Van den Storme, Edward 3
- Verbeiren, Boud
- Vercruysse, Jeroen
- Woldeamlak, Solomon Tuccu
- Woldegioris, Befekadu
- Zeinivand, Hossein
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| Abstract: |
The department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering has since its start pursued a strong interest in numerical simulation techniques and computer applications. This resulted in an expertise in development and use of hydrological modelling techniques. In the development, application and visualisation of these models and their results, GIS and remote sensing is implemented. Research projects on Flemish, Belgian and European level have been executed with financing from Flemish, Belgian and EU scientific programmes, as well as directly from administrations and industry. The research activities are focused on development, calibration and validation of modelling techniques for:
- simulation and forecasting of the hydrological processes on a river basin scale;
- simulation and analysis of processes controlling runoff and quality of surface water;
- hydrodynamics and sediment transport as well as lithologic and geomorphologic evolution in aquatic environment;
- assessment of quantity and quality of groundwater flow and regional groundwater reservoirs;
- techniques to forecast and improve integrated water management practices on a regional scale;
- research on ecohydrology to quantify interactive processes between water and the environment, strongly linked with GIS and remote sensing techniques.
In the marine and estuarine fields, the research is centered on:
- engineering works of waterway, such as river margins and banks, navigation channel deepening and dredging;
- siltation, sedimentation and erosion in areas of harbours, ports, dykes, dams, seawalls and coast protective structures;
- effects of grey, blue-green infrastructures on structure-process interaction and resulted impact on ecosystem functionality, naturality, and safety.
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| Projects (19) |
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- A fundamental study on exchange processes in river ecosystems, more
- Assistance to the Hydrologic Information Center of the Ministry of the Flemish Community, more
- BENCORE: Belgian Network for Coastal Reseach, more
- CHESS: Climate,hydrochemistry and economics of surface water systems, more
- CREST: Climate Resilient Coast, more
- Development of a Decision Support System for water quality management of the Scheldt estuary and the coastal zone, more
- Development of water resource management tools for problems of seawater intrusion and contamination of fresh-water resources in coastal aquifers, more
- Een nieuwe meettechniek gekoppeld aan een nieuwe modelbenadering voor de bepaling van de effectieve valsnelheid van een flocculerend sediment in estuaria, more
- Een nieuwe meettechniek gekoppeld aan een nieuwe modelbenadering voor de bepaling van de effectieve valsnelheid van een flocculerend sediment in estuaria., more
- HYECO: Hydro-ecological modelling supported by spectral directional imaging, more
- Impact van hydrologie op diversiteit van aquatische organismen in tijdelijke wetlands in de Kaapstreek (Zuid-Afrika), more
- Interpretatie van de veldmetingen in de Zeeschelde te Kruibeke in de periodes 1995-1998 en 2002-2005, more
- Modelling of toxic pollutants in an estuarine environment, more
- Numerical simulations of the transport of toxic polluents in the Scheldt, the Scheldt estuary and the Belgian coastal waters, more
- OMES 4: Sedimentology of the Flemish part of the Scheldt estuary, more
- Remote Sensing van sediment in suspensie in het Schelde estuarium, more
- Retention, transport and transformation of particular and dissolved material in water courses and surroundings as a function of hydraulics, geomorphology and biological structure, more
- Simulation of the transport of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in the Scheldt estuary with the water quality model WASP4, more
- Uncertainty in hydrological modelling, more
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| Datasets (8) |
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- Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering - VUB, Belgium; Waterwegen en Zeekanaal NV; (2016): Examination of the sedimentology in the flemish part of the Scheldt estuary., more
- Ecosystem management group (ECOBE) - UA; De Vlaamse Waterweg nv; (2019): OMES monitoring data Zeeschelde since 1995. Accessed yyyy-mm-dd. VLIZ., more
- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Fonctionnelle (ECOLAB): France; Ecosystem Management Research Group (UA-ECOBE); Laboratory of Protistology and Aquatic Ecology (Ugent-PAE); Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering (VUB-HYDR); Laboratory of Chemical Oceanography and Water Geochemistry (ULB-LoCGE); Flanders Hydraulics Research (MOW-WL); De Vlaamse Waterweg NV: Belgium; (2020): OMES: Lippenbroek: Study on the evolution of a FCA-CRT area., more
- Ground water level measurements at Mariakerke, more
- Intertidal hydrodynamics measurements at Mariakerke and Groenendijk, more
- Sediment load in the fluvial part of the Scheldt basin, more
- Sedimentation processes on salt marshes and flooding areas along the Scheldt, more
- Sedimentation processes on the salt marsh of Tielrode: 13 hours-campaign, more
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