Published 19.02.2021 RSE "Kazhydromet" makes a weekly forecast of the Caspian Sea level. The currents of the Caspian Sea are formed as a result of the combined effects of the wind regime, river flow, and density differences in individual areas. In the northern part of the Caspian Sea, the waters of the Volga River flow are divided into two branches. The smaller of them runs along the northern bank to the east, merges with the waters of the Ural River flow and forms a closed circle.
In the Middle Caspian Sea, sea level fluctuation is expected around minus 28.41 m with a rise to a maximum of minus 28.01 and a decline to a minimum of minus 28.86 m.
The calculated characteristics were obtained using the MIKE 21 hydrodynamic module of the Danish Hydraulic Institute, adapted in the RSE "Kazhydromet" to the conditions of the Caspian Sea. The calculation used data from sea level observations and a numerical forecast of the baric field for 24-120 hours.
The actual state of the water surface of the Caspian Sea for the period from February 11-17, 2021 corresponds to the previous weekly forecast. The visual coastline of the largest closed reservoir is shown in the satellite image for February 12, 2021. A snapshot of the NASA project.
All information on the Caspian Sea is available on the website of RSE "Kazhydromet" https://www.kazhydromet.kz/kaspiyskoe-more/ezhenedelnyy-obzor-sostoyaniya-poverhnosti-kaspiyskogo-morya