About Me
Daphne van der Wal is full professor Spatial Water Quality and Aquatic Systems in the Department of Water Resources, Faculty of Geo-Information and Earth Observation (ITC) of University of Twente, Enschede. In addition, she is senior scientist at NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, in the Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, Yerseke.
Her background is in physical geography. She obtained her PhD in 1999 from the University of Amsterdam, and was a postdoctoral research fellow from 1 Oct 1999 until 1 Jan 2002 at Royal Holloway, University of London. In Mar 2002, she started working at the institute in Yerseke, since 2012 the Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems of NIOZ.
Organisations
Ancillary Activities
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Frontiers in Marine Science
(Guest) topic editor "Coastal Rewilding as a Nature-Based Solution" -
NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research; NWO-I
Research leader
Research
Daphne van der Wal is an expert in earth observation of coastal, estuarine, and delta systems. Using earth observation, her main interest is in understanding the functioning of aquatic systems, with focus on the physical processes in the coastal zone and their interaction with biology. Topics also include the response of aquatic systems to climate change and human impact, as well as risks (e.g., flooding) and services (e.g., nature-based flood risk reduction) of the coastal zone.
Approaches include satellite, airborne and near-surface remote sensing in the optical, radar/SAR, and TIR domain, combined with statistical modelling, use of radiative transfer models, big data analyses.
Key qualifications include: remote sensing, geo-information, spatial patterns, time-series, coastal processes, river-sea interactions, water quality, wetlands, bio-geomorphology, morphology, sediment dynamics, aeolian dynamics, nature-based solutions.
See research output at ORCID and PURE.
Publications
UT Research Information System
Education
M-GEO Common course Global Challenges, Local Action:
Coordination of The coastal project
Affiliated Study Programmes
Master
Courses Academic Year 2022/2023
Projects
Selection
Project partner in EU HE REWRITE: REWilding and Restoration of InterTidal sediment Ecosystems for carbon sequestration, climate adaptation and biodiversity support, see doi 10.3030/101081357
Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation
Langezijds
(building no. 19), room 1105
Hallenweg 8
7522NH Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation
Langezijds
1105
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands