""Title Page""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""Motivation""; ""Hydrology of polder catchments in the Netherlands""; ""Surface water salinization""; ""Thesis objective and research questions""; ""Thesis outline""; ""2 Paleo-modeling of coastal saltwater intrusion during the Holocene: an application to the Netherlands""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Site description""; ""Results""; ""Discussion""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""3 Investigating summer flow paths in a Dutch agricultural field using high frequency direct measurements""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""
""Materials and Methods""""Results""; ""Discussion""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Appendix: EC -- Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Conversion""; ""4 Uncertainty estimation of end-member mixing using generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation (GLUE), applied in a lowland catchment""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Materials and Methods""; ""Results""; ""Discussion""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""5 The value of diverse observations in conditioning a real-world field-scale groundwater flow and transport model""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Methods""; ""Results""
""Discussion and Conclusions""""Acknowledgements""; ""6 Fast calculation of groundwater exfiltration salinity in a lowland catchment using a lumped celerity / velocity approach""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Study area and previous modeling""; ""Model description""; ""Model application""; ""Results""; ""Discussion""; ""7 Synthesis and outlook""; ""Introduction""; ""Synthesis""; ""Recommendations for further research""; ""8 Implications for freshwater management in the Netherlands""; ""Introduction""; ""Surface water flushing""; ""Modeling surface water salinization""; ""References""
""Summary""""Samenvatting""; ""Dankwoord""; ""Curriculum Vitae""; ""List of publications""
