Author(s): K. W. Pilarczyk
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Abstract: The Eastern Scheldt is the last tidal estuary to be closed within the scope of the Delta Plan in the Netherlands. The result will be a storm-surge barrier at the entrance of the tidal basin together with compartment dams separating the tidal Eastern Scheldt from a new freshwater lake. One of the aspects studied in connection with determining the design conditions for the storm-surge barrier and the consequences of closure for the environment and navigation was the formation and movement of ice. Because of the lack of data no statistical analysis of ice data was possible. The prediction of ice formation was based on the analysis of the available data on air and water temperature changes during the winter periods. For the ice-growth a formula was derived analytically. The numerical constants in this formula were obtained from a comparison with literature data and some previously observed data on ice formation in the area concerned.
Year: 1984