Increasing activity of coastal processes associated with climate change in Estonia

K Orviku, J Jaagus, A Kont, U Ratas, R Rivis - Journal of Coastal Research, 2003 - JSTOR
Estonia has a long (3,800 km) coastline due to numerous peninsulas, bays and islands (over
1,500). Owing to its flat and low-lying coastal zone, which is experiencing isostatic and …

Climate change scenarios and the effect of sea-level rise for Estonia

A Kont, J Jaagus, R Aunap - Global and Planetary Change, 2003 - Elsevier
… connected with sea-level rise are the flooding of coastal areas, … in the coastal regions of
Estonia are estimated in this paper. … -m sea-level rise by 2100 are presented in this paper. This is …

Coastal damages on Saaremaa Island, Estonia, caused by the extreme storm and flooding on January 9, 2005

…, J Jaagus, Ü Suursaar, A Kont… - Journal of Coastal …, 2008 - meridian.allenpress.com
… The sea level heights are given according to the Baltic System 1977 … are of the Rohrdanz
type. Along the western coast of Estonia, the marine stations equipped only with tide poles are

[PDF][PDF] Impact of climate change on Estonian coastal and inland wetlands-a summary with new results

A Kont, E Endjarv, J Jaagus, E Lode, K Orviku… - Boreal Environment …, 2007 - oieau.fr
The natural environment of Estonia is sensitive to climate change due to its location in a
transitional zone between areas with different bioclimatic conditions. We studied the NA0 index …

Implications of sea-level rise for Estonia

A Kont, J Jaagus, R Aunap… - Journal of Coastal …, 2008 - meridian.allenpress.com
Estonia is a coastal country with a long coastline (3800 km) for which climate change and
accelerated sea-level rise are key problems that need to be considered in any future impact …

Reconstruction of past storminess: Evaluation of an indicator approach using aeolian mineral grains buried in peat deposits, Estonia

…, J Jaagus, K Vilumaa, A Anderson, A Kont - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aims to evaluate a reconstruction method of past storminess using aeolian sand
influx (ASI) in peat deposits. We use high-resolution records of ASI from four peat bogs along …

Linking atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic environments: Regime shifts in the Estonian climate over the past 50 years

…, T Arula, J Haberman, A Järvet, K Kangur, A Kont… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
are abrupt and result in persistent changes in the state of natural systems; so called regime
shifts (RS) [4, 5]. There are … toward an alternative state, are not feasible for time series data as …

Morphosedimentary evolution of Estonian coastline: role of climatic and hydrodynamic forcing over the past decades.

H Tõnisson, A Kont, Ü Suursaar… - Boreal Environment …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Decadal trends in regional climate are investigated for their possible influence on the shoreline
changes at a number of Baltic Sea sites in Estonia. Between 1951 and 2020, the annual …

Observation and analysis of coastal changes in the West Estonian Archipelago caused by storm Ulli (Emil) in January 2012

…, Ü Suursaar, R Rivis, A Kont… - Journal of Coastal …, 2013 - meridian.allenpress.com
… the landward side during easterly winds, where the fetches are just 1–2 km. The Sõrve study
… Estonia where wind velocities are the highest. The shore dynamics are much different from …

Storminess reconstruction in the northeastern Baltic Sea region over the past 7600 years based on aeolian sand influx into coastal bogs

…, S Sugita, H Tõnisson, Ü Suursaar, A Kont… - The …, 2025 - journals.sagepub.com
This study aims to reconstruct the changes in storminess during the past 7600 years in the
northeastern Baltic Sea region. For storminess reconstructions, aeolian sand influx (ASI) in …