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Research paper thumbnail of Environmental monitoring of the dredging and relocation operations in the coastal harbours in Belgium

Proceedings of the …, Jan 1, 2001

... Vera Van Lancker [801000952172] - Ghent University Vera.VanLancker@UGent.be; M VANGHELUWE; SP... more ... Vera Van Lancker [801000952172] - Ghent University Vera.VanLancker@UGent.be; M VANGHELUWE; SPRA VAN. Title, Environmental monitoring of the dredging and relocation operations in the coastal harbours in Belgium. Publication Status, published. ...

Research paper thumbnail of ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS RESULTING FROM THE DISPOSAL OF DREDGED MATERIAL AT THE S1 DUMPING SITE, BELGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF

Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden …, Jan 1, 2007

-35-ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS RESULTING FROM THE DISPOSAL OF DREDGED MATERIAL AT THE S1 DUMPING SITE,... more -35-ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS RESULTING FROM THE DISPOSAL OF DREDGED MATERIAL AT THE S1 DUMPING SITE, BELGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF Du Four Isabelle1, Steven Degraer² and Vera Van Lancker1 1 Ghent University, Renard Centre of Marine Geology (RCMG), ...

Research paper thumbnail of Modelling transport of mixed sediments on the Belgian Continental Shelf

The effects of anthropogenic impacts, such as harbour extension, dredging and dumping works, deep... more The effects of anthropogenic impacts, such as harbour extension, dredging and dumping works, deepening of navigation channels and aggregate extraction, is becoming increasingly important. A good knowledge of the natural sediment balance to allow an appropriate evaluation of these anthropogenic impacts and to develop marine policies for the development of socio-economic activities in equilibrium with marine environmental protection. In parallel with the execution of high quality measurement, in situ and by remote sensing, also the application of numerical models can be a very powerful tool to get information on the sediment balance. Two sediment transport models are applied at the Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS). The mu-STM model is an advection-diffusion model, suited for the simulation of fine material in suspension. The model accounts for erosion and sedimentation and for consolidation of the sea bed. The model was already applied to model the turbidity maximum area in the Belgian coastal waters, between Oostende and the mouth of the Westerschelde (Fettweis & Van den Eynde, 2003) or for the simulation of the dispersion of tracers on the BCS (Van den Eynde, 2004). The mu-SEDIM model on the other hand simulates the transport of sand, by applying a local sand transport formulae. The model was already applied for the modeling of the kink in the Westhinder sand bank (Deleu et al., 2004), for the simulation of different scenarios of sand extraction on the Kwinte Bank (Van den Eynde, et al., 2008) or for the assessment of the wave influence on the sand transport on the Kwinte Bank (Giardino et al., 2008).

Research paper thumbnail of Investigation of natural sand transport on the Belgian continental shelf-Budget-Final Report.

On the Belgian continental shelf (BCS), a variety of sediment dynamical studies have been perform... more On the Belgian continental shelf (BCS), a variety of sediment dynamical studies have been performed both by governmental organisations and research institutions. Each study proposed to achieve a better insight in the sediment dynamical processes taking place on a specific spatial ...

Research paper thumbnail of Hydro-meteo influence on suspended particle size distributions

VLIZ Special …, Jan 1, 2011

In the vicinity of Zeebrugge suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentration and particle size d... more In the vicinity of Zeebrugge suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentration and particle size distribution (PSD) have been collected during almost 200 days at about 1km from the shore line. Optical (OBS) and acoustic (ADP) backscatter sensors were used to estimate SPM concentration. The aim of the study was to assess flocculation and particle dynamics during different meteorological events. The PSDs measured with a LISST 100X have been classified using entropy analysis and assembled in three cases based on the low-pass filtered alongshore velocity component (Baeye et al., 2010).

Research paper thumbnail of Historic (1900) seafloor composition in the Belgian-Dutch part of the North Sea: A reconstruction based on calibrated visual sediment descriptions

Continental Shelf …, Jan 1, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of GEOSTATISTICS AS A TOOL FOR PREDICTIVE MODELLING OF THE SURFICIAL SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION

Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden verveelvoudigd …, Jan 1, 2005

GEOSTATISTICS AS A TOOL FOR PREDICTIVE MODELLING OF THE SURFICIAL SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION Verfailli... more GEOSTATISTICS AS A TOOL FOR PREDICTIVE MODELLING OF THE SURFICIAL SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION Verfaillie Els and Vera Van Lancker Renard Centre of Marine Geology, Vakgroep Geologie en Bodemkunde, Universiteit Gent Krijgslaan 281, S8, B-9000 Gent, Belgium E-...

Research paper thumbnail of Monitoring the effects of disposal of fine sediments from maintenance dredging on suspended particulate matter concentration in the Belgian nearshore area ( …

Marine pollution …, Jan 1, 2010

The impact of continuous disposal of fine-grained sediments from maintenance dredging works on th... more The impact of continuous disposal of fine-grained sediments from maintenance dredging works on the suspended particulate matter concentration in a shallow nearshore turbidity maximum was investigated during dredging experiment (port of Zeebrugge, southern North Sea). Before, during and after the experiment monitoring of SPM concentration using OBS and ADV altimetry was carried out at a location 5 km west of the disposal site. A statistical analysis, based on the concept of populations and sub-sampling, was applied to evaluate the effect. The data revealed that the SPM concentration near the bed was on average more than two times higher during the dredging experiment. The disposed material was mainly transported in the benthic layer and resulted in a long-term increase of SPM concentration and formation of fluid mud layers. The study shows that SPM concentration can be used as an indicator of environmental changes if representative time series are available.

Research paper thumbnail of Sand waves characteristics: Theoretical predictions versus field data

… : RCEM 2007, VOLS …, Jan 1, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of HABITAT SUITABILITY MODELLING OF THE NORTH SEA MACROBENTHOS: DATA EXPLORATION

Niets uit deze uitgave …, Jan 1, 2005

HABITAT SUITABILITY MODELLING OF THE NORTH SEA MACROBENTHOS: DATA EXPLORATION Willems Wouter1, Pe... more HABITAT SUITABILITY MODELLING OF THE NORTH SEA MACROBENTHOS: DATA EXPLORATION Willems Wouter1, Peter Goethals2, Vera Van Lancker3, Els Verfaillie3, Magda Vincx1 and Steven Degraer1 1 Section Marine Biology, Department of Biology, Ghent University Krijgslaan ...

Research paper thumbnail of TRANSLATION OF BIOLOGICAL AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL POINT DATA TOWARDS HABITAT SUITABILITY MAPS OF BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES AND EUNIS …

Niets uit deze uitgave mag …, Jan 1, 2007

-55-TRANSLATION OF BIOLOGICAL AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL POINT DATA TOWARDS HABITAT SUITABILITY MAPS OF... more -55-TRANSLATION OF BIOLOGICAL AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL POINT DATA TOWARDS HABITAT SUITABILITY MAPS OF BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES AND EUNIS LEVEL 5 MAPS. PART 2: FROM HABITAT SUITABILITY MAPS OF BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ...

Research paper thumbnail of MAPPING THE SEABED OF THE BELGIAN PART OF THE NORTH SEA TO ASSIST IN A SCIENCE-BASED APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT

Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden …, Jan 1, 2008

VLIZ Special Publication 40 2008 ii Deze publicatie dient als volgt geciteerd te worden: Mees, J.... more VLIZ Special Publication 40 2008 ii Deze publicatie dient als volgt geciteerd te worden: Mees, J.; Seys J., eds (2008). VLIZ young scientists' day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February

Research paper thumbnail of GIS for modelling habitats in the Southern North Sea

Research paper thumbnail of Acoustic habitat modelling for the mapping of

Research paper thumbnail of TIDE-TOPOGRAPHY INTERACTIONS NEAR THE KINK IN THE WESTHINDER SANDBANK (SOUTHERN NORTH SEA)

Niets uit deze uitgave …, Jan 1, 2003

TIDE-TOPOGRAPHY INTERACTIONS NEAR THE KINK IN THE WESTHINDER SANDBANK (SOUTHERN NORTH SEA) Deleu ... more TIDE-TOPOGRAPHY INTERACTIONS NEAR THE KINK IN THE WESTHINDER SANDBANK (SOUTHERN NORTH SEA) Deleu Samuel1, Vera Van Lancker1, Dries Van den Eynde2 and Geert Moerkerke1 1 Ghent University (RUG), Renard Centre of Marine Geology (RCMG), ...

Research paper thumbnail of MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH AND BUDGETTING OF AGGREGATES IN SHELF SEAS RELATED TO END-USERS (MAREBASSE) EV/18

Research paper thumbnail of A concept for biological valuation in the marine environment

Oceanologia

CITATIONS 55 READS 103 18 authors, including:

Research paper thumbnail of Intensive evaluation of the evolution of a protected benthic habitat

Duurzaam beheer van …, Jan 1, 2002

Research paper thumbnail of LONG-TERM INFLUENCE OF MARITIME ACCESS WORKS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF COHESIVE SEDIMENTS: ANALYSIS OF HISTORICAL AND RECENT DATA

Belgium, 27 November …, Jan 1, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of MAREBASSE: Bridging gaps with other disciplines and end-users

… management of the …, Jan 1, 2007

Chapter 4 MAREBASSE: BRIDGING GAPS WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES AND END-USERS* Vera Van Lancker1, Samue... more Chapter 4 MAREBASSE: BRIDGING GAPS WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES AND END-USERS* Vera Van Lancker1, Samuel Deleu1, Valerie Bellec1, Isabelle Du Four1, Kristien Schelfaut1, Els Verfaillie1, Michael Fettweis2, Dries Van den Eynde2, Frederic Francken2, Jaak ...

Research paper thumbnail of Environmental monitoring of the dredging and relocation operations in the coastal harbours in Belgium

Proceedings of the …, Jan 1, 2001

... Vera Van Lancker [801000952172] - Ghent University Vera.VanLancker@UGent.be; M VANGHELUWE; SP... more ... Vera Van Lancker [801000952172] - Ghent University Vera.VanLancker@UGent.be; M VANGHELUWE; SPRA VAN. Title, Environmental monitoring of the dredging and relocation operations in the coastal harbours in Belgium. Publication Status, published. ...

Research paper thumbnail of ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS RESULTING FROM THE DISPOSAL OF DREDGED MATERIAL AT THE S1 DUMPING SITE, BELGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF

Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden …, Jan 1, 2007

-35-ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS RESULTING FROM THE DISPOSAL OF DREDGED MATERIAL AT THE S1 DUMPING SITE,... more -35-ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS RESULTING FROM THE DISPOSAL OF DREDGED MATERIAL AT THE S1 DUMPING SITE, BELGIAN CONTINENTAL SHELF Du Four Isabelle1, Steven Degraer² and Vera Van Lancker1 1 Ghent University, Renard Centre of Marine Geology (RCMG), ...

Research paper thumbnail of Modelling transport of mixed sediments on the Belgian Continental Shelf

The effects of anthropogenic impacts, such as harbour extension, dredging and dumping works, deep... more The effects of anthropogenic impacts, such as harbour extension, dredging and dumping works, deepening of navigation channels and aggregate extraction, is becoming increasingly important. A good knowledge of the natural sediment balance to allow an appropriate evaluation of these anthropogenic impacts and to develop marine policies for the development of socio-economic activities in equilibrium with marine environmental protection. In parallel with the execution of high quality measurement, in situ and by remote sensing, also the application of numerical models can be a very powerful tool to get information on the sediment balance. Two sediment transport models are applied at the Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS). The mu-STM model is an advection-diffusion model, suited for the simulation of fine material in suspension. The model accounts for erosion and sedimentation and for consolidation of the sea bed. The model was already applied to model the turbidity maximum area in the Belgian coastal waters, between Oostende and the mouth of the Westerschelde (Fettweis & Van den Eynde, 2003) or for the simulation of the dispersion of tracers on the BCS (Van den Eynde, 2004). The mu-SEDIM model on the other hand simulates the transport of sand, by applying a local sand transport formulae. The model was already applied for the modeling of the kink in the Westhinder sand bank (Deleu et al., 2004), for the simulation of different scenarios of sand extraction on the Kwinte Bank (Van den Eynde, et al., 2008) or for the assessment of the wave influence on the sand transport on the Kwinte Bank (Giardino et al., 2008).

Research paper thumbnail of Investigation of natural sand transport on the Belgian continental shelf-Budget-Final Report.

On the Belgian continental shelf (BCS), a variety of sediment dynamical studies have been perform... more On the Belgian continental shelf (BCS), a variety of sediment dynamical studies have been performed both by governmental organisations and research institutions. Each study proposed to achieve a better insight in the sediment dynamical processes taking place on a specific spatial ...

Research paper thumbnail of Hydro-meteo influence on suspended particle size distributions

VLIZ Special …, Jan 1, 2011

In the vicinity of Zeebrugge suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentration and particle size d... more In the vicinity of Zeebrugge suspended particulate matter (SPM) concentration and particle size distribution (PSD) have been collected during almost 200 days at about 1km from the shore line. Optical (OBS) and acoustic (ADP) backscatter sensors were used to estimate SPM concentration. The aim of the study was to assess flocculation and particle dynamics during different meteorological events. The PSDs measured with a LISST 100X have been classified using entropy analysis and assembled in three cases based on the low-pass filtered alongshore velocity component (Baeye et al., 2010).

Research paper thumbnail of Historic (1900) seafloor composition in the Belgian-Dutch part of the North Sea: A reconstruction based on calibrated visual sediment descriptions

Continental Shelf …, Jan 1, 2011

Research paper thumbnail of GEOSTATISTICS AS A TOOL FOR PREDICTIVE MODELLING OF THE SURFICIAL SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION

Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden verveelvoudigd …, Jan 1, 2005

GEOSTATISTICS AS A TOOL FOR PREDICTIVE MODELLING OF THE SURFICIAL SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION Verfailli... more GEOSTATISTICS AS A TOOL FOR PREDICTIVE MODELLING OF THE SURFICIAL SEDIMENT DISTRIBUTION Verfaillie Els and Vera Van Lancker Renard Centre of Marine Geology, Vakgroep Geologie en Bodemkunde, Universiteit Gent Krijgslaan 281, S8, B-9000 Gent, Belgium E-...

Research paper thumbnail of Monitoring the effects of disposal of fine sediments from maintenance dredging on suspended particulate matter concentration in the Belgian nearshore area ( …

Marine pollution …, Jan 1, 2010

The impact of continuous disposal of fine-grained sediments from maintenance dredging works on th... more The impact of continuous disposal of fine-grained sediments from maintenance dredging works on the suspended particulate matter concentration in a shallow nearshore turbidity maximum was investigated during dredging experiment (port of Zeebrugge, southern North Sea). Before, during and after the experiment monitoring of SPM concentration using OBS and ADV altimetry was carried out at a location 5 km west of the disposal site. A statistical analysis, based on the concept of populations and sub-sampling, was applied to evaluate the effect. The data revealed that the SPM concentration near the bed was on average more than two times higher during the dredging experiment. The disposed material was mainly transported in the benthic layer and resulted in a long-term increase of SPM concentration and formation of fluid mud layers. The study shows that SPM concentration can be used as an indicator of environmental changes if representative time series are available.

Research paper thumbnail of Sand waves characteristics: Theoretical predictions versus field data

… : RCEM 2007, VOLS …, Jan 1, 2008

Research paper thumbnail of HABITAT SUITABILITY MODELLING OF THE NORTH SEA MACROBENTHOS: DATA EXPLORATION

Niets uit deze uitgave …, Jan 1, 2005

HABITAT SUITABILITY MODELLING OF THE NORTH SEA MACROBENTHOS: DATA EXPLORATION Willems Wouter1, Pe... more HABITAT SUITABILITY MODELLING OF THE NORTH SEA MACROBENTHOS: DATA EXPLORATION Willems Wouter1, Peter Goethals2, Vera Van Lancker3, Els Verfaillie3, Magda Vincx1 and Steven Degraer1 1 Section Marine Biology, Department of Biology, Ghent University Krijgslaan ...

Research paper thumbnail of TRANSLATION OF BIOLOGICAL AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL POINT DATA TOWARDS HABITAT SUITABILITY MAPS OF BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES AND EUNIS …

Niets uit deze uitgave mag …, Jan 1, 2007

-55-TRANSLATION OF BIOLOGICAL AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL POINT DATA TOWARDS HABITAT SUITABILITY MAPS OF... more -55-TRANSLATION OF BIOLOGICAL AND SEDIMENTOLOGICAL POINT DATA TOWARDS HABITAT SUITABILITY MAPS OF BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES AND EUNIS LEVEL 5 MAPS. PART 2: FROM HABITAT SUITABILITY MAPS OF BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ...

Research paper thumbnail of MAPPING THE SEABED OF THE BELGIAN PART OF THE NORTH SEA TO ASSIST IN A SCIENCE-BASED APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT

Niets uit deze uitgave mag worden …, Jan 1, 2008

VLIZ Special Publication 40 2008 ii Deze publicatie dient als volgt geciteerd te worden: Mees, J.... more VLIZ Special Publication 40 2008 ii Deze publicatie dient als volgt geciteerd te worden: Mees, J.; Seys J., eds (2008). VLIZ young scientists' day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February

Research paper thumbnail of GIS for modelling habitats in the Southern North Sea

Research paper thumbnail of Acoustic habitat modelling for the mapping of

Research paper thumbnail of TIDE-TOPOGRAPHY INTERACTIONS NEAR THE KINK IN THE WESTHINDER SANDBANK (SOUTHERN NORTH SEA)

Niets uit deze uitgave …, Jan 1, 2003

TIDE-TOPOGRAPHY INTERACTIONS NEAR THE KINK IN THE WESTHINDER SANDBANK (SOUTHERN NORTH SEA) Deleu ... more TIDE-TOPOGRAPHY INTERACTIONS NEAR THE KINK IN THE WESTHINDER SANDBANK (SOUTHERN NORTH SEA) Deleu Samuel1, Vera Van Lancker1, Dries Van den Eynde2 and Geert Moerkerke1 1 Ghent University (RUG), Renard Centre of Marine Geology (RCMG), ...

Research paper thumbnail of MANAGEMENT, RESEARCH AND BUDGETTING OF AGGREGATES IN SHELF SEAS RELATED TO END-USERS (MAREBASSE) EV/18

Research paper thumbnail of A concept for biological valuation in the marine environment

Oceanologia

CITATIONS 55 READS 103 18 authors, including:

Research paper thumbnail of Intensive evaluation of the evolution of a protected benthic habitat

Duurzaam beheer van …, Jan 1, 2002

Research paper thumbnail of LONG-TERM INFLUENCE OF MARITIME ACCESS WORKS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF COHESIVE SEDIMENTS: ANALYSIS OF HISTORICAL AND RECENT DATA

Belgium, 27 November …, Jan 1, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of MAREBASSE: Bridging gaps with other disciplines and end-users

… management of the …, Jan 1, 2007

Chapter 4 MAREBASSE: BRIDGING GAPS WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES AND END-USERS* Vera Van Lancker1, Samue... more Chapter 4 MAREBASSE: BRIDGING GAPS WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES AND END-USERS* Vera Van Lancker1, Samuel Deleu1, Valerie Bellec1, Isabelle Du Four1, Kristien Schelfaut1, Els Verfaillie1, Michael Fettweis2, Dries Van den Eynde2, Frederic Francken2, Jaak ...