Implications of sea-level rise for Estonia

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 423-431

  Kont, Are ^a   Jaagus, Jaak ^b   Aunap, Raivo ^b   Ratas, Urve ^a   Rivis, Reimo ^a  

^a TALLINN UNIVERSITY   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Climate change; Coastal areas at risk; Coastal ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ICE COVER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEA ICE; SEA LEVEL; SHORELINE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BALTIC SEA; BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 42149192005     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/07A-0015.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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