Water Exchange of Nontidal Estuarine Coastal Vistula Lagoon with the Baltic Sea

2021 ◽  
Vol 147 (4) ◽  
pp. 05021005
Author(s):  
B. V. Chubarenko ◽  
R. B. Zakirov
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Water Exchange ◽  
Vistula Lagoon ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Estuarine Coastal

SEDIMENT BALANCE OF THE VISTULA LAGOON

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Chechko ◽  
Vladimir Chechko ◽  
Boris Chubarenko ◽  
Boris Chubarenko
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Water Volume ◽  
Critical Element ◽  
Vistula Lagoon ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Direct Measurements ◽  
Biogenic Components ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
The Vistula Lagoon

Vistula Lagoon is the second largest lagoon in the Baltic Sea with maximum depth 5.2 m and average depth 2.7 m. Water volume and area are 2.3 km3 and 838 km2. Lagoon is connected with the Baltic Sea by single inlet 400 m wide and 10-12 m deep. Sediment budget estimation were made using literature sources, results of field measurements (hydrology, suspended sediment content, upper layer sediment structure, direct measurements of sedimentation in summer and winter conditions). The budget for terrigene and biogenic components of sediments were made, considering their contributions from the rivers, inflow from the Baltic Sea, coastal erosion and aerial flux, biological production within the lagoon, totally - ca. 730 thousands ton per year. Nearly half of total gain is washed out (105 and 244 thousands ton per year of terrigene and biogenic components), another half is dissolved and mineralized (biogenic component), and only 10% is deposited on the bottom, resulting in rather low sedimentation rate - 0.4 mm/year during last 100 years. Paper explain the reason of difference with estimation made in (Chubarenko&Chubarenko, 2002) and concludes that the clarification of estimates of the amounts of sediments transported from the lagoon to the Baltic Sea is a critical element for understanding the evolution of the Vistula Lagoon as a sedimentation system.

Hydrological and sedimentation conditions in a non-tidal lagoon during ice coverage – The example of Vistula Lagoon in the Baltic Sea

2019 ◽  
Vol 216 ◽  
pp. 38-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Chubarenko ◽  
Vladimir Chechko ◽  
Aleksander Kileso ◽  
Elena Krek ◽  
Viktoria Topchaya
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Vistula Lagoon ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Ice Coverage ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Sedimentation Conditions

scholarly journals Analysis of the Water Level Variation in the Polish Part of the Vistula Lagoon (Baltic Sea) and Estimation of Water Inflow and Outflow Transport through the Strait of Baltiysk in the Years 2008–2017

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1328
Author(s):  
Michał Szydłowski ◽  
Wojciech Artichowicz ◽  
Piotr Zima
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Numerical Model ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Water Level ◽  
Vistula Lagoon ◽  
Level Variation ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Water Level Variation ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
The Vistula Lagoon

The Vistula Lagoon is located in both Poland and Russia along the southern coast of the Baltic Sea. It is connected to the Baltic Sea in the Russian part by the Strait of Baltiysk. The purpose of the paper is to identify the dominant factors underlying the water level variation mechanism at Tolkmicko in the Vistula Lagoon, revealed by a statistical analysis of the measured data and a discussion on the inflow and outflow transport variation through the strait, estimated by numerical modeling. Seawater transport is exceptionally valuable in terms of the hydrological water balance in the lagoon. Historical research on the hydrology of the lagoon shows that the water exchange in the lagoon is quite complex due to the presence of several different sources of water balance, such as seawater inflow, river inflow, groundwater inflow, precipitation, and evaporation. Unfortunately, there are no current data on seawater inflow and outflow through the Strait of Baltiysk due to the lack of continuous flow measurements in the strait. A novelty of the current work is an in-depth statistical analysis of the water level variation in the Polish part of the lagoon over a long time period and an estimation of water transport through the Strait of Baltiysk by use of a numerical model. The model reproduces well the water level variation responding to variations in the sea level outside the lagoon and the wind action over the lagoon. The years 2008–2017 were chosen as the analysis period. A two-dimensional free surface shallow water numerical model of the lagoon was adapted to simulate the water level variation in view of the wind over the lagoon and the sea level variation at one open boundary. Finally, it was concluded that the water level variation on the Polish side of the Vistula Lagoon is dominated by two factors: the water level in the Gulf of Gdańsk and the wind over the lagoon. The average annual marine water inflow into the Vistula Lagoon was estimated to be equal to 15.87 km3.

scholarly journals The pathway of the water exchange over the Gdańsk-Gotland Sill of the Baltic Sea and its impact on habitat formation during the stagnation period

Oceanologia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Krek ◽  
Andrey Gusev ◽  
Elena Krek ◽  
Viktor Krechik ◽  
Mariia Kapustina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Water Exchange ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
Stagnation Period

The Role of the Barotropic Water Exchange in the Formation of the Baltic Sea-Level Spectrum

2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-15
Author(s):  
E. A. Kulikov ◽  
I. P. Medvedev ◽  
K. P. Koltermann
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Sea Level ◽  
Water Exchange ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Level Spectrum ◽  
The Baltic

A SPILL OF LIGHT FUEL OIL IN THE BALTIC SEA

1983 ◽  
Vol 1983 (1) ◽  
pp. 517-520
Author(s):  
Olof Linden ◽  
Jan Mattsson ◽  
Mats Notini
Keyword(s):  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Acute Phase ◽  
Littoral Zone ◽  
Water Exchange ◽  
Fuel Oil ◽  
The Baltic Sea ◽  
Littoral Fauna ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Baltic ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT The impact of a spill of about 375 tons of light fuel oil in the southern Baltic Sea has been studied for one year. The spill originated from the tanker Sefir which sank to a 50 meter depth about six nautical miles east of the island of Öland. The study showed that the oil formed droplets which were taken up by zooplankton. Up to 50 percent of the zooplankton died during the acute phase of the spill. The oil droplets were well dispersed and sedimented over large areas. In six weeks during the acute phase of the spill, about 20,500 kilograms of oil sedimented over a 10 square kilometer area around the wreck. This corresponds to about 5.5 percent of the total amount of lost oil. Bivalves showed some uptake of oil. The littoral fauna was reduced drastically over a 10 km stretch of the coast. Only 2 percent of the fauna survived. The biomass and number of species also dropped considerably. One year after the spill, a slight recovery could be observed. The severe impact in the littoral zone was caused by a combination of the high toxicity of the oil and the low water exchange in the shallow water. In addition, the low water temperature preserved the toxic properties of the oil.

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