CHANGES OF THE CASPIAN SEA COASTAL ZONE IN KALMYKIA DURING RECENT SEA-LEVEL RISE PERIOD
https://doi.org/10.15356/0435-4281-2012-1-60-71
Abstract
Multiyear satellite monitoring (1978–2009) of the north-western Caspian Sea coast revealed the impact of the recent sea level rise (up to –26.5 m, i.e. more than by 2 m) on the coastal zone development was growing with the distance from Volga delta and with the increase of foreshore slope. The main result of this influence was the extension and shifting of the whole wind-surge mudflat complex inland. Under some lowering (by 0.5 m) and subsequent stabilization (around –27.0 m) of the sea level, backside mudflat border reacts more active and shifts seaward earlier than mudflat outer edge. At the beginning, shoreline configuration was complicated, then aligned and then complicated all over again.
About the Authors
V. I. KravtsovaRussian Federation
Geographical Department
S. A. Lukyanova
Russian Federation
Geographical Department
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Kravtsova V.I., Lukyanova S.A. CHANGES OF THE CASPIAN SEA COASTAL ZONE IN KALMYKIA DURING RECENT SEA-LEVEL RISE PERIOD. Geomorfologiya. 2012;(1):60-71. https://doi.org/10.15356/0435-4281-2012-1-60-71
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