Haolin Yu, University of Liège, MAST (Modeling for Aquatic Systems), Liege, Belgium, Kenneth Rose, Horns Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Cambridge, MD, United States, Karline Soetaert, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, Yerseke, Netherlands and Marilaure Grégoire, University of Liège, MAST (Modeling for Aquatic Systems), Liège, Belgium