Dynamics of salt intrusion in the Mekong Delta: results of field observations and integrated coastal–inland modelling

Eslami, Sepehr; Hoekstra, Piet; Kernkamp, Herman W. J.; Nguyen Trung, Nam; Do Duc, Dung; Nguyen Nghia, Hung; Tran Quang, Tho; van Dam, Arthur; Darby, Stephen E.; Parsons, Daniel R.; Vasilopoulos, Grigorios; Braat, Lisanne; van der Vegt, Maarten

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-953-2021

Articles | Volume 9, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-953-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-953-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 4

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Dynamics of salt intrusion in the Mekong Delta: results of field observations and integrated coastal–inland modelling

Sepehr Eslami, Piet Hoekstra, Herman W. J. Kernkamp, Nam Nguyen Trung, Dung Do Duc, Hung Nguyen Nghia, Tho Tran Quang, Arthur van Dam, Stephen E. Darby, Daniel R. Parsons, Grigorios Vasilopoulos, Lisanne Braat, and Maarten van der Vegt

Data sets

Wind data DHI metocean data portal https://www.metocean-on-demand.com/#/main

2008 bathymetry data Mekong River Commission (MRC) data portal https://portal.mrcmekong.org/data-catalogue

Vietnamese Mekong Delta Principle Channel Bed Elevations for 2018 G. Vasilopoulos, D. R. Parsons, and Q. Le Quan https://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:17952

Video abstract

Dynamics of salt intrusion in the Mekong Delta Lisanne Braat and Sepehr Eslami https://doi.org/10.5446/53547

Short summary

Increased salt intrusion jeopardizes freshwater supply to the Mekong Delta, and the current...