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The Black Sea level variations and the river-sea interactions

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  • 1. National Institute of Marine Geology and Geo-Ecology (GeoEcoMar), 23-25 Dimitrie Onciul St, 024053 Bucharest, Romania

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Abstract. The paper presents the Black Sea morphometry and hydrographic characteristics, its network of tributaries and the fresh water supply. The published and directly measured by the author data from Sulina and Constanta gauges (situated on Romanian shore), as well as from stations in Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia and Georgia have been used for analysing the sea level variations. The time series taken into consideration cover the period from 1858 to 1998. The water budget of the Black Sea and the sea level variations at different coastal zones have been analysed for highlighting the influence of the river – sea interactions. The Danube River water supply has an important influence on the sea level fluctuations. A trend of the sea level variations in time
for different coastal zones was evidenced. Considerations on eustatic and subsidence processes along the Black Sea coasts are given.

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