IMPACT OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON THE ACCESSIBILITY OF COASTAL PORTS: A CASE STUDY OF THE PORT OF ZEEBRUGGE (BELGIUM)
No. 36 (2018), Coastal Management, Environment, and Risk
No. 36 (2018)

IMPACT OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON THE ACCESSIBILITY OF COASTAL PORTS: A CASE STUDY OF THE PORT OF ZEEBRUGGE (BELGIUM)

Coastal Management, Environment, and Risk
https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36.risk.107
Published 2018-12-30
  • Gerasimos A. Kolokythas
  • Bart de Maerschalck
  • Joris Vanlede
  • Kai Chu
Gerasimos A. Kolokythas
Bart de Maerschalck
Joris Vanlede
Kai Chu
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Kolokythas, G. A., de Maerschalck, B., Vanlede, J., & Chu, K. (2018). IMPACT OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON THE ACCESSIBILITY OF COASTAL PORTS: A CASE STUDY OF THE PORT OF ZEEBRUGGE (BELGIUM). Coastal Engineering Proceedings, 1(36), risk.107. https://doi.org/10.9753/icce.v36.risk.107
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Abstract

The effect of sea level rise on the hydrodynamic flow in the Belgian coastal zone is investigated in the light of the nautical accessibility of the port of Zeebrugge in Belgium. To this end, numerical simulations are performed considering three different scenarios of sea level rise along with a reference scenario (current situation). Specifically, a moderate, a warm and a worst case scenario of sea level rise (SLR) equal to 60 cm, 90 cm and 200 cm by the year 2100, are considered. The main objective is to find out how the strong tidal currents, which are mainly directed transversely to the access channel and limit the access to the port to a certain tidal window, will be affected by the considered SLR scenarios.
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