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Welcome to the salinisation wiki of Deltares! 

The impact of salinisation is becoming a bigger problem in various parts around the world. Given climate change, droughts, sea level rise and anthropogenic impacts such as rising demand for fresh water, dams and dredging, long-term effects must be considered in current and future interventions in the system. Deltares is using its system knowledge and models to contribute to monitoring, forecasting, scenario analysis, policy studies, effect analyses, testing innovations and implementing solutions. A partner to tackle salt intrusion in an integrated and future-resilient way.

As a knowledge institute, it is important to be at the forefront of knowledge and tool development, and of developing adaptive strategies for a sustainable (fresh) water supply, both in a national and an international setting. We have therefore formed Team Salinisation. Within Team Salinisation, we aim to combine the strengths of the different units and programs within Deltares towards scientific and societal impact by working on an integrated approach for saltwater management and building a community of salt experts. This wiki serves as a portfolio for all salinisation projects within Deltares.

News

05 Jul 2024 New paper: Mueller, W., Zamrsky, D., Oude Essink, G. H. P., Fleming, L. E., Deshpande, A., Makris, K. C., Wheeler, B. W., Newton, J. N., Narayan, K. M. V., Naser, A. M., & Gribble, M. O. (2024). Saltwater intrusion and human health risks for coastal populations under 2050 climate scenarios. Scientific Reports, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-66956-4

22 Jun 2024New paper: Seibert, S. L., Greskowiak, J., Oude Essink, G. H. P., and Massmann, G. (2024). Understanding climate change and anthropogenic impacts on the salinization of low-lying coastal groundwater systems. Earth’s Future, 12(e2024EF004737). https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF004737

12 May 2024New paper: Xeni, C., O’Madigan Gribble, M., Oude Essink, G. H. P., Fleming, L. E., & Makris, K. C. (2024). Temporal dynamics of drinking water sodium levels in coastal areas, Cyprus 2009–2020. Science of The Total Environment, 937(173332). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173332

26 Apr 2024New paper: Ha, Q. K., Phung, T. H., Phan, N. L., Pham, V. T., Pham, V. H., Minderhoud, P. S. J., Vo, P. Le, & Oude Essink, G. H. P. (2024). Groundwater resource challenges and abstraction-induced land subsidence in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. In The Mekong River Basin (421–451). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-90814-6.00006-1

15 Apr 2024 - 16 Apr 2024Session HS8.1.8: EGU 2024, Vienna: Building large-scale 3D coastal groundwater models with iMOD-WQ and global datasets

08 Apr 2024 Course at IHE Delft on processes and modelling of salt water intrusion; link to exercises and lectures sheets download from here

12 Jan 2024 Verkaik, J., Sutanudjaja, E. H., Oude Essink, G. H. P., Lin, H. X., & Bierkens, M. F. P. (2024). GLOBGM v1.0: a parallel implementation of a 30 arcsec PCR-GLOBWB-MODFLOW global-scale groundwater model. Geoscientific Model Development, 17(275–300). https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-275-2024

10 Jan 2024 Zamrsky, D., Oude Essink, G. H. P., & Bierkens, M. F. P. (2024). Global impact of sea level rise on coastal fresh groundwater resources. Earth’s Future, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1029/2023EF003581