INFORMATION-PREDICTION AUTOMATIC SYSTEM FOR THE SEA SHORE OF KALININGRAD OBLAST (IPAS): USE IN 2006-2015 AND DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS

Information-Prediction Automatic System (IPAS) was developed for the Baltic Sea shore within the Kaliningrad District in 2005-2006 years and implemented in the State Organization of the Kaliningrad District "Baltberegozaschita" (coastal management authority) in 2007. It is used as database for shore protection engineering and a tool for analyses and forecasting of coastal processes, and has three blocks - database, forecast block and information-cartographic block. Information-cartographic block regularly accumulates the results of annual monitoring - surveys on shore segments with returning period of 6-7 years using reference system of permanent monitoring bench marks each 500 meters on the Vistula Spit, shore of Sambiya Peninsula and the Curonian Spit. IPAS is regularly used for processing and analysis of data, preparation of analytical notes for the Government of Kaliningrad Oblast and for municipal authorities. Information stored in IPAS was used for development of two programs of actions: "Protection of the shore of the Baltic Sea, the Vistula and Curonian lagoons within the Kaliningrad Oblast for the period 2014-2020 years" and "The concept of integrated development of shore protection in the Kaliningrad Oblast for the period 2013-2020 years". Optimal engineering solutions were recommended by using of the forecast block of IPAS for promenade protection constructions in Zelenogradsk and Svetlogorsk as well as for the project "Construction of beach protection in Svetlogorsk".

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Identifying renewable energy and building renovation solutions in the Baltic Sea region: The case of Kaliningrad Oblast

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews ◽

10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.174 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 40 ◽

pp. 196-203 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Laurencas Raslavičius ◽

Vytautas Kučinskas ◽

Algirdas Jasinskas ◽

Žilvinas Bazaras

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Baltic Sea ◽

The Baltic Sea ◽

Kaliningrad Oblast ◽

Baltic Sea Region ◽

The Baltic

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No. 27074. Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on mutual fishery relations in the formerly disputed area of the Baltic Sea. Signed at Moscow on 18 April 1988

Treaty Series 1823 - United Nations Treaty Series ◽

10.18356/57786581-en-fr ◽

1999 ◽

pp. 385-385

Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

The Baltic Sea ◽

The Government ◽

The Baltic

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A strategy towards estimating a sediment budget for the Baltic Sea coastline of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-15894 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Tanita Averes ◽

Klaus Schwarzer ◽

Jacobus Hofstede ◽

Arfst Hinrichsen ◽

Hans-Christian Reimers ◽

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Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

Sediment Budget ◽

Coarse Grained ◽

Coastal Protection ◽

Shore Protection ◽

The Baltic Sea ◽

Coastal Morphology ◽

Protection Measures ◽

Variable Character ◽

The Baltic

Sea level rise along with the changing climate leads to severe enhancement of hydrodynamic impact to coastlines worldwide. Along the Baltic Sea coast of Schleswig-Holstein (Germany), this leads to the erosion of exposed glacial cliffs (up to 30 % of the coastline) and abrasion platforms (unknown extend). Irreversible land loss and seafloor deepening are the consequences, causing socio-economic and environmental concerns in affected areas. However, the adjacent coastal sections benefit from the development as the mobilized material constitutes the main sediment source to the nearshore bar and beach systems. Here, temporal built up of nearshore bars and the deposition at sandspits and beaches functions as natural shore protection.The heterogenous and dynamic morphology, exposition and geology of the cliff sections and their offshore continuation complicates system understanding and management of the Schleswig-Holstein coastline. The availability of coarse-grained sediments (sand, gravel, stones) from the poorly sorted glacial till, forming the cliffs, is comparatively low. This lack of obtained material suitable to build up a coastal morphology attributes a central role to the source areas and the quantification of the sediment budget regarding coastal preservation.On this account we attempt to develop a strategy towards a classified coastal sediment budget, which is based on a comprehensive field and literature data base, addressing the highly variable character of the observed coastline described in morphological, morphodynamic, geological, sedimentological, hydrodynamic and anthropogenic parameters.The coastline of Schleswig-Holstein is structured into 58 active cliff sections for individual description via categorized cliff profiles. Furthermore, 22 abrasion platforms are defined in the offshore region and characterized by descriptive summaries. The data summary reveals well investigated zones (e.g. Sch&#246;nhagen, Stohl, Heiligenhafen, Brodten), serving as potential pilot areas for complementary studies, but also identifies study areas which require further research.The literature values for past cliff retreat and eroded sediment volumes bear high uncertainties. This is due to the fact that former studies are based on unequal spatial extend of cliff sections, variable time intervals and differing methods. Further, computation of eroded material volumes is lacking important input parameters, e.g. the degree of compaction and the grain size distribution. This is considered for budget calculations and their confidence for individual coastal units in template form.The current study compiles and visualizes the heterogenous data for further scientific applications. The project aims to support future studies on the sediment availability and transport in the near-shore system using hydrodynamic modelling and thus creates a sound scientific base for system understanding and new governmental regulations concerning coastal protection measures at the Schleswig-Holstein Baltic Sea.

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Tragedy or Chivalrous Romance? The Swedish Government and the Baltic Sea Pipeline

Nature and Culture ◽

10.3167/nc.2014.090303 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 266-287 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anna-Lisa Sayuli Fransson

Keyword(s):

Environmental Policy ◽

Baltic Sea ◽

Narrative Analysis ◽

Gas Pipeline ◽

The Self ◽

The Baltic Sea ◽

Happy Ending ◽

Paradoxical Situation ◽

The Government ◽

The Baltic

When Sweden was confronted with the idea of building a gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea, the Swedish government found itself in a paradoxical situation. Should it give in to strong foreign interests and abandon its proudly held line of environmental policy, or stick to its profile at the risk of earning a powerful adversary? This narrative analysis, building on the government's official narratives, explains how and why the self-proclaimed environmental guardian of the sea ended up having it both ways. By using strategies of depoliticization, polarization, and parallel storytelling, the Swedish government surrendered narrative power to its antagonist, alternated between incompatible views of its own political capability, and added a happy ending to the pipeline tragedy. These strategies enabled the government to make an environmentally controversial decision without losing prestige or abandoning its ethical profile regarding the Baltic Sea.

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Ensuring environmental safety of the Baltic Sea basin

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202126608011 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 266 ◽

pp. 08011

Author(s):

E.E. Smirnova ◽

L.D. Tokareva

Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

Environmental Safety ◽

The Baltic Sea ◽

Baltic Sea Region ◽

Long Time ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

The Government ◽

The Baltic ◽

Baltic Sea Basin ◽

Northwest Region

The Baltic Sea is not only important for transport, but for a long time it has been supplying people with seafood. In 1998, the Government of the Russian Federation adopted Decree N 1202 “On approval of the 1992 Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Region”, according to which Russia approved the Helsinki Convention and its obligations. However, the threat of eutrophication has become urgent for the Baltic Sea basin and Northwest region due to the increased concentration of phosphorus and nitrogen in wastewater. This article studies the methods of dephosphation of wastewater using industrial waste.

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No. 3673. Agreement between the Government of Finland and the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics concerning co-operation for the saving of human lives in the Baltic Sea. Signed at Helsinki, on 7 December 1956

United Nations Treaty Series - Treaty Series 1824 ◽

10.18356/13b47455-en-fr ◽

2000 ◽

pp. 337-337

Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

The Baltic Sea ◽

The Government ◽

The Baltic

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New record of the Ponto-Caspian gammarid Dikerogammarus villosus (Sowinsky, 1894) in the southeastern part of the Baltic Sea (Kaliningrad oblast, Russia)

Russian Journal of Biological Invasions ◽

10.1134/s2075111717030055 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 218-225 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

A. A. Gusev ◽

D. O. Guseva ◽

S. A. Sudnik

Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

New Record ◽

The Baltic Sea ◽

Southeastern Part ◽

Dikerogammarus Villosus ◽

Kaliningrad Oblast ◽

The Baltic

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Case-Study Modelling Analysis of Hydrodynamics in the Nearshore of the Baltic Sea Forced by Extreme Along-shore Wind in the Case of a Cross-shore Obstacle

Archives of Hydro-Engineering and Environmental Mechanics ◽

10.1515/heem-2018-0011 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 65 (3) ◽

pp. 163-176

Author(s):

Andrei Sokolov ◽

Boris Chubarenko

Keyword(s):

Baltic Sea ◽

Storm Surges ◽

Gulf Of Finland ◽

Shore Protection ◽

Three Dimensional Model ◽

The Baltic Sea ◽

Noticeable Effect ◽

Erosion Processes ◽

The Baltic ◽

The Gulf Of Finland

AbstractIn the current study we use a three-dimensional model with hydrodynamic and spectral wave modules operating in a coupled mode to simulate the response of currents and wind wave fields to winds of 20–25 m/sec offshore of the protective structure of the Saint Petersburg Flood Prevention Facility Complex. The model was calibrated against field data, which allowed us to obtain a tool describing storm situations in the eastern part of the Gulf of Finland with a satisfactory accuracy. The numerical modeling showed that the protective dam did not have a noticeable effect on the levels of stormsurge, significantwave height, or current speed in areas seaward of the dam. The increase in erosion processes on the southern shore of the easternmost part of the Gulf of Finland in recent past has most probably been related to other factors. We found that if a west or south-west wind of at least 25 m/s blows over the Baltic Sea for at least 16 hours, the level of storm surges seaward of the dam may reach 3 or more meters. An artificial strengthening of the coastline and the creation of shore protection structures are recommended.

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