Published 02.04.2021 The history of the Caspian Sea is characterized by a complex course of natural processes. First of all, this is expressed in sharp fluctuations in its level. Since 2006, the level of the Caspian Sea has been declining. Currently, its area is about 371 thousand km2. This is significantly larger than the area of countries such as Finland or Norway. The length of its coastline reaches 7500 kilometers.
RSE "Kazhydromet" makes a weekly forecast of the Caspian Sea level. In the northern part of the Caspian Sea, the level fluctuation is expected to be around minus 28.27 m, with a rise to a maximum of minus 28.04 m and a decline to a minimum of minus 28.65 m.
In the middle part of the Caspian Sea, sea level fluctuation is expected around minus 28.29 m with a rise to a maximum of minus 28.02 m and a decline to a minimum of minus 28.76 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 March 25-31, 2021 corresponds to the previous weekly forecast. The visual shoreline of the largest enclosed body of water is shown in the satellite image for March 31, 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.