The aim of EstProc was to deliver research on hydrodynamic and sediment processes in estuaries and the interactions between biology and sediments. This fundamental new research has informed the further development of the management tools for estuary morphology, water quality and ecology assessed in Phases 1 and 2 of the Estuaries Research Programme.

The main objectives of EstProc were:

• Improved understanding of Hydrodynamic Processes in estuaries (Task 1)
• Undertaking investigation into Sedimentary Processes in estuaries (Task 2)
• Investigating interactions between Biological and Sedimentary Processes in estuaries (Task 3)

Research on specific scientific objectives within each Task and the linkages between tasks addressed the Terms of Reference developed within the joint Defra/Environment Agency Theme of R&D in Fluvial, Estuarine and Coastal Processes. The research has provided underpinning knowledge for other projects let within this Theme and others let under the Themes of Broad Scale Modelling and Risk Evaluation and Understanding of Uncertainty.

EstProc was completed at the end of November 2004. An Open Science Meeting on the 13th of October 2004 was held at the Geological Society in London to give everyone the opportunity to hear and comment on the findings of this 3-year programme of research. For further information on that event, click here.

Please contact the project team for more information.