@article{fdi:010088618,
  title = {{T}he multi-channel system of the {V}ietnamese {M}ekong {D}elta : impacts on the flow dynamics under relative sea-level rise scenarios},
  author = {{L}e, {H}. {A}. and {N}guyen, {T}. and {G}ratiot, {N}icolas and {D}eleersnijder, {E}. and {S}oares-{F}razao, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {M}ekong {D}elta has the world's third-largest surface area. {I}t plays an indisputable role in the economy and livelihoods of {V}ietnam and {C}ambodia, with repercussions at regional and global scales. {D}uring recent decades, the {V}ietnamese part of the {M}ekong {D}elta underwent profound human interventions (construction of dykes and multi-channel networks), which modified the hydrodynamic regime, especially cycles of field submersion. {I}n this study, we first applied a full 2{D} numerical hydraulic model, {TELEMAC}-2{D}, to examine the effects of the complex channel and river networks on the spatial and temporal distribution of the flow in the 40,000 km2 of the {V}ietnamese {M}ekong {D}elta. {T}hen, two scenarios of relative sea-level rise in 2050 and 2100 were implemented to simulate the future patterns of water fluxes in the delta. {T}he results show that dykes and multi-channel networks would reduce the inundation area by 36% and lessen the peak water level by 15% and the discharge over the floodplains by 24%. {D}espite this protection, under a relative sea-level rise of 30 cm and 100 cm, the maximum flooded area could occupy about 69% and 85% of the whole delta in 2050 and 2100, respectively.},
  keywords = {{V}ietnamese {M}ekong {D}elta ; {TELEMAC}-2{D} ; hydrodynamics ; channel system ; sea-level rise ; {VIET} {NAM} ; {MEKONG} {DELTA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}ater},
  volume = {15},
  numero = {20},
  pages = {3597 [23 p.]},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.3390/w15203597},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088618},
}