Extreme Flooding in the Don River Delta in Spring 2013
Journal: Izvestiâ Akademii nauk SSSR. Seriâ geografičeskaâ
Year: 2015

The article presents a systematic analysis of the conditions, dynamics and consequences of extreme wind-driven surge in the Don River delta in March 2013, which has been documented in detail by the water level observing system created at the Research Station of the Southern Scientifi c Center of Russian Academy of Sciences. Classifi cation of wind-driven surges in the delta of the Don River was performed. The possibility of unfavorable combination of wind surge and increased water discharge from