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Coupled hydrological and hydrodynamic modelling application for climate change impact assessment in the Nemunas river watershed–Curonian Lagoon–southeastern Baltic Sea continuum
Rasa Idzelytė
Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda
92294, Lithuania
Natalja Čerkasova
Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda
92294, Lithuania
Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Blackland Research and Extension
Center, Temple, TX 76502, USA
Jovita Mėžinė
Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda
92294, Lithuania
Toma Dabulevičienė
Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda
92294, Lithuania
Artūras Razinkovas-Baziukas
Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda
92294, Lithuania
Ali Ertürk
Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda
92294, Lithuania
Department of Inland Water Resources and Management, Istanbul
University, Istanbul 34134, Turkey
Georg Umgiesser
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Marine Research Institute, Klaipėda University, Klaipėda
92294, Lithuania
CNR – National Research Council of Italy, ISMAR – Institute of Marine Sciences, Venice 30122, Italy
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Short summary
This work is focused on the impacts of climate change on a complex water flow system in the southeastern (SE) Baltic Sea, covering the Nemunas river basin and Curonian Lagoon. The results show that lagoon and sea will receive more water coming from the Nemunas. This will lead to a decreased frequency of saltwater inflow to the lagoon, and water will take less time to renew. Water temperatures in the entire lagoon and the SE Baltic Sea will increase steadily, and salinity values will decrease.
This work is focused on the impacts of climate change on a complex water flow system in the...
