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The Threat of Flooding and the Problem of Protection of Territories in the Delta of the Ural River in View of the Rising of the Caspian Sea Level

Author(s): V. F. Polonsky; L. P. Ostroumova; Y. G. Vikulov; R. R. Mulikov

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Abstract: Researchers investigated the processes of distribution of backwater from the sea to the mouth portion of the Ural River, wind-induced surges, hydromorphological characteristics of the delta. They also developed methods to estimate changes in the water level regime in the mouth portion of the Ural River in the presence of fluctuations in the level of the Caspian Sea, assessed the threat of flooding of various regions and objects in the delta of the Ural River, provided a hydrological substantiation for protective measures taking into account possible changes in the background level of the Caspian Sea.

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Year: 1997

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