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Johan C. Winterwerp is affiliated with Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research predominantly addresses coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, coastal and marine dynamics, and geological formations and processes.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Coastal and marine dynamics
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Soil erosion and sediment transport
  • Soil and unsaturated flow
  • Peatlands and wetlands ecology
  • Landslides and related hazards

Johan C. Winterwerp's work spans several subfields such as Earth-Surface Processes, Ecology, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, Civil and Structural Engineering, and Soil Science.

The frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Thijs van Kessel
  • Bram C. van Prooijen
  • María Barciela-Rial
  • Alejandra Gijón Mancheño
  • Kene Moseley

The research has been published in venues that include:

  • Ecological Engineering
  • Frontiers in Earth Science
  • Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
  • Scientific Reports
  • Ocean Dynamics

Among recent notable papers are:

  • Managing erosion of mangrove-mud coasts with permeable dams - lessons learned (2020, Ecological Engineering)
  • Wave transmission and drag coefficients through dense cylinder arrays: Implications for designing structures for mangrove restoration (2021, Ecological Engineering)
  • The Impact of Wind on Flow and Sediment Transport over Intertidal Flats (2020, Journal of Marine Science and Engineering)
  • Predictive model of bulk drag coefficient for a nature-based structure exposed to currents (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • Sediment dynamics and transport regimes in a narrow microtidal estuary (2020, Ocean Dynamics)

In addition to articles, Johan C. Winterwerp authored a book titled Fine Sediment in Open Water, published by World Scientific in 2021.

Best Publications

  • A simple model for turbulence induced flocculation of cohesive sediment

    J. C. Winterwerp

  • On the flocculation and settling velocity of estuarine mud

    J.C. Winterwerp

  • A conceptual framework for the erosion behaviour of sand-mud mixtures

    M van Ledden;W.G.M van Kesteren;J.C Winterwerp

  • The characterisation of cohesive sediment properties

    Jean Berlamont;Mary Ockenden;Erik Toorman;Johan Winterwerp

  • Stratification effects by cohesive and noncohesive sediment

    J. C. Winterwerp

  • Influence of shear rate, organic matter content, pH and salinity on mud flocculation

    Francesca Mietta;Claire Chassagne;Andrew J. Manning;Andrew J. Manning;Johan C. Winterwerp

  • A heuristic formula for turbulence-induced flocculation of cohesive sediment

    J.C. Winterwerp;A.J. Manning;A.J. Manning;C. Martens;T. De Mulder

  • Man-induced regime shifts in small estuaries—II: a comparison of rivers

    Johan C. Winterwerp;Zheng Bing Wang;Alexander van Braeckel;Gijsbert van Holland

  • Man-induced regime shifts in small estuaries—I: theory

    Johan C. Winterwerp;Zheng Bing Wang

  • Defining Eco-Morphodynamic Requirements for Rehabilitating Eroding Mangrove-Mud Coasts

    J. C. Winterwerp;P. L. A. Erftemeijer;P. L. A. Erftemeijer;N. Suryadiputra;P. van Eijk

  • A conceptual framework for shear flow–induced erosion of soft cohesive sediment beds

    J.C. Winterwerp;W.G.M. Van Kesteren;B.C. Van Prooijen;W. Jacobs

  • Effect of variable fractal dimension on the floc size distribution of suspended cohesive sediment

    F. Maggi;F. Mietta;J.C. Winterwerp

  • Modelling of wave damping at Guyana mud coast

    J.C. Winterwerp;R.F. de Graaff;J. Groeneweg;A.P. Luijendijk

  • Pilot Study on the Erosion and Rehabilitation of a Mangrove Mud Coast

    Johan C. Winterwerp;William G. Borst;Mindert B. de Vries

  • Hyperconcentrated Sand‐Water Mixture Flows over Erodible Bed

    Johan C. Winterwerp;Willem T. Bakker;Dick R. Mastbergen;Henk van Rossum

  • Fine sediment transport by tidal asymmetry in the high-concentrated Ems River: indications for a regime shift in response to channel deepening

    Johan C. Winterwerp

  • Managing erosion of mangrove-mud coasts with permeable dams – lessons learned

    Johan C. Winterwerp;Johan C. Winterwerp;Thorsten Albers;Edward J. Anthony;Daniel A. Friess

  • Human impacts on morphodynamic thresholds in estuarine systems

    Z.B. Wang;Z.B. Wang;D.S. Van Maren;P.X. Ding;S.L. Yang

  • Using the potential energy anomaly equation to investigate tidal straining and advection of stratification in a region of freshwater influence

    Gerben J. de Boer;Julie D. Pietrzak;Johan C. Winterwerp

  • Shear-induced flocculation of a suspension of kaolinite as function of pH and salt concentration

    F. Mietta;C. Chassagne;J.C. Winterwerp

  • Fine grain sediment transport and deposition in the Patos Lagoon–Cassino beach sedimentary system

    L.J. Calliari;J.C. Winterwerp;E. Fernandes;D. Cuchiara

  • A stochastic formulation for erosion of cohesive sediments

    B. C. Van Prooijen;J. C. Winterwerp

Frequent Co-Authors

Zheng Bing Wang
Zheng Bing Wang Delft University of Technology
Jasper Griffioen
Jasper Griffioen Utrecht University
Andrew J. Manning
Andrew J. Manning Plymouth University
Qing He
Qing He East China Normal University
Wim S. J. Uijttewaal
Wim S. J. Uijttewaal Delft University of Technology
Ad Reniers
Ad Reniers Delft University of Technology
Stefan C. Dekker
Stefan C. Dekker Utrecht University
Federico Maggi
Federico Maggi University of Sydney
Marcel J. F. Stive
Marcel J. F. Stive Delft University of Technology
Piet F. M. Verdonschot
Piet F. M. Verdonschot Wageningen University & Research

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