Sea-Level Rise and Beach Erosion in Caspian Sea

Abstract

Caspian Sea is the largest landlocked water reservoir in the world with an area of 378, 000km², its surface lies on 28m below the global sea-level. A key feature of Caspian Sea is that its sea-level has progressively risen by more than 2.5 meters since 1977, and it undergoes a cyclic fluctuation afterwards. The cause and effect of the sea-level rise and its impact on the surrounding coastal topography and environment are worth examining, because the outcome can be applied to studies on future global sea level rise and its impact.
This study introduces the present status of the sea-level rise and the existing research work to investigate the cause of Caspian sea-level rise. Furthermore, this study discusses the Caspian sea-level fluctuation effects on shoreline changes.