The Caspian Deltas Changes in Period of Sea Level Rise: Monitoring by Space Imagery

摘要

The Caspian Sea level fluctuations are rendering strong impact to coastal zone and rivers mouths processes. Deltas on the Caspian Sea coasts are characterized by large-scale changes connected with deep fall of the sea level in 1930~(th) to 1970~(th) and fast rise by 2.4 m in 1978-1995, changed by gradual falling and some stabilization in 1995-2004. Monitoring of this stage of Caspian delta's dynamics was provided by space surveys. Maps of delta's dynamics have been compiled. Materials for deltas of Ural, Terek, Sulak, Kura rivers are presented and analyzed in the paper.