Articles | Volume 18, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1725-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-18-1725-2022
Research article
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12 Dec 2022
Research article |  | 12 Dec 2022

Modelling the impact of anthropogenic measures on saltwater intrusion in the Weser estuary

Pia Kolb, Anna Zorndt, Hans Burchard, Ulf Gräwe, and Frank Kösters

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River engineering measures greatly changed tidal dynamics in the Weser estuary. We studied the effect on saltwater intrusion with numerical models. Our analysis shows that a deepening of the navigation channel causes saltwater to intrude further into the Weser estuary. This effect is mostly masked by the natural variability of river discharge. In our study, it proved essential to recalibrate individual hindcast models due to differences in sediments, bed forms, and underlying bathymetric data.