Institut für Wasserbau

Along the coastline of Soc Trang Province, Vietnam a dynamic process of accretion and erosion occurs influenced by interaction between: the discharge regime of the Mekong Delta; the tidal regime of the South China Sea and the monsoon weather patterns of Southeast Asia. In some areas, such as the investigation area of Vinh Tan Commune, severe erosion endangers the dyke and consequently the people and farmland located behind the dyke. During various measurement campaigns current directions, current velocities, waves and sediment concentrations are recorded on the tidal flats near the dyke and further offshore.