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Floods in the Vistula Mouth Area and Their Effect on Changes in the Delta Hydrographic Network

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A general geographic characteristic of the Vistula basin and mouth area is given; brief data on the modern hydrological regime of the river mouth are presented. The history of floods in the Vistula delta and their studies is considered in detail, as well as delta evolution and the dynamics of its hydrographic network.

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The study was carried out under Governmental Order to the Water Problems Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, subject FMWZ-2022-0001.

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Mikhailova, M.V. Floods in the Vistula Mouth Area and Their Effect on Changes in the Delta Hydrographic Network. Water Resour 50, 816–827 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0097807823700148

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