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While the flume experiments were large in themselves, research on the resistance of coastal salt marshes to extreme storms and their potential for nature based solutions in coastal protection does not stop at the walls of the large wave flume. … Continue reading →

Today is a day to celebrate. We collected more than 10,000 SET pin readings, 420 Instron measurements and biomass photos, took more than 1,800 structure for motion pictures and recorded roughly 15h of wave and drag data… and we thank … Continue reading →

The large wave flume is a unique facility and thus the experiments conducted there are unique as well. Over 30 years since its opening mean that it has seen a lot and the FZK team can draw from a lot … Continue reading →

A lot of our measurements take place in the afternoon, when the flume is drained and we can access the platform to check on the plants and soil. But we also have a suite of instruments installed in the flume … Continue reading →

  Such large experiments are not possible without heavy machinery. First of all, there is the roughly 1000 horse power wave maker which enables us to produce our artificial storm floods. But we are also grateful for the two portal … Continue reading →

This project would not be possible without all the highly motivated young people in the team who do most of the counting and measuring and weeding and cutting. And while it is hard work, particularly in this heat, it is … Continue reading →

Into the second week of the experiments, we are slowly getting accustomed to having the plants in the flume and the number of photos we take of the setup each day has gone down to a manageable number. It seems … Continue reading →

Besides the plant pallets on the raised platform, we also install a row of soil cores at the back of the flume each week. To do so, the FZK team especially designed  and built the steel ‘flower pots’ that take … Continue reading →

During the course of the week, we have been constantly increasing the wave conditions that our plants get exposed to: the last wave spectrum of the week finally also contained some waves that spectacularly broke and washed white water across … Continue reading →

It has to be said, having the plants in the flume simply looks beautiful. And on the first day, when the water very slowly rose so as not to disturb the sediment surface while flooding the pallets, we could not … Continue reading →