prof.dr. D. van der Wal (Daphne)

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 joined the former Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology in Yerseke, since 2012 part of NIOZ.

Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Department of Water Resources (WRS)

UT, contribution to AMW
Platform Aard- en Milieuwetenschappen (AMW)
UT/NIOZ for NWO-ENW
Member Tafel Aardwetenschappen NWO-ENW
Frontiers in Marine Science
(Guest) topic editor "Coastal Rewilding as a Nature-Based Solution"
NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research; NWO-I
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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.

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Marin‐Diaz, B. , van der Wal, D., Kaptein, L., Martinez‐Garcia, P., Lashley, C. H., Jong, K. D., Nieuwenhuis, J. W., Govers, L. L., Olff, H., & Bouma, T. J. (2023). Using salt marshes for coastal protection: Effective but hard to get where needed most. Journal of applied ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14413

De Liz Arcari, A. , Tavora, J. , Retsios, V. , van der Wal, D. , & Salama, M. S. (2023). Towards operational water quality monitoring with an analytical radiative transfer model. In Anais do XX Simpósio Brasileiro de Sensoriamento Remoto (Vol. 20). Brazilian National Institute for Space Research (INPE).

van de Koppel, J. , Cornacchia, L., Steijvers, D., Schiller, A., de Kok, J. , & van der Wal, D. (2023). Visual modelling of the development of a managed-realignment project.. Abstract from NCK-days 2023, Delft, Netherlands. https://www.nck-web.org/boa-2023/692-visual-modelling-of-the-development-of-a-managed-realignment-project

Bootsma, J. , Borsje, B. W. , van der Wal, D. , & Hulscher, S. J. M. H. (2023). The role of vegetated intertidal areas for salt intrusion mitigation. Abstract from NCK-days 2023, Delft, Netherlands. https://www.nck-web.org/boa-2023/626-the-role-of-vegetated-intertidal-areas-for-salt-intrusion-mitigation

De Liz Arcari, A. , Tavora, J. , van der Wal, D. , & Salama, S. (2023). The Wastewater Contamination Index: A methodology to assess the risk of wastewater contamination from satellite-derived water quality indicators. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 11, [1130655]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2023.1130655

Tavora, J. , Salama, S. , Penning de Vries, M. , Mannaerts, C. M. , & van der Wal, D. (2023). Detecting the effects of extreme events on estuarine suspended particulate matter using satellite remote sensing (Scheldt Estuary): Challenges and opportunities. Remote sensing, 15(3), [670]. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15030670

van der Wal, D., van Dalen, J. , Willemsen, P. W. J. M. , Borsje, B. W., & Bouma, T. J. (2023). Gradual versus episodic lateral saltmarsh cliff erosion: Evidence from Terrestrial Laser Scans (TLS) and Surface Elevation Dynamics (SED) sensors. Geomorphology, 426, [108590]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.108590

Nauta, J., Christianen, M. J. A., Temmink, R. J. M., Fivash, G. S., Marin-Diaz, B., Reijers, V. C., Didderen, K., Penning, E., Borst, A. C. W., Heusinkveld, J. H. T., Zwarts, M., Cruijsen, P. M. J. M., Hijner, N., Lengkeek, W., Lamers, L. P. M., van der Heide, T., Bouma, T. J. , van der Wal, D., Olff, H., & Govers, L. L. (2023). Biodegradable artificial reefs enhance food web complexity and biodiversity in an intertidal soft-sediment ecosystem. Journal of applied ecology, 60(3), 541-552. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14348

Brandao, I. L. S., van der Molen, J. , & van der Wal, D. (2023). Effects of offshore wind farms on suspended particulate matter derived from satellite remote sensing. Science of the total environment, 866, [161114]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161114

van Bijsterveldt, C. E. J. , van der Wal, D., Gijón Mancheño, A., Fivash, G. S., Helmi, M., & Bouma, T. J. (2023). Can cheniers protect mangroves along eroding coastlines? The effect of contrasting foreshore types on mangrove stability. Ecological engineering, 187, [106863]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022.106863

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Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), Department of Water Resources (WRS)

University of Twente Drienerlolaan 5
7522 NB Enschede

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