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Figure 1.1.
Western and central parts of the southern Baltic Sea coast
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Figure 2.1.
Maximum water levels of the highest storm surges on a six-month basis
1870-2000
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Figure 2.2.
Number of storm surges recorded in particular seasons in Swinoujscie
from 1950 to 2000 [in % of the total number of events that occurred
in the second half of the 20 th century]
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Figure 2.3.
Mean monthly frequency distribution of storm surges in two periods,
1950-1975 and 1976 -2000
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Figure 3.1.
Frequency distribution of maximum sea levels observed during storm
surges at Wismar, Warnemunde and Sassnitz in 1976-2000
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Figure 3.2.
Frequency distribution of maximum sea levels at Swinoujscie during
storm surges in 1950-1976 and 1976-2000
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Figure 3.3.
Frequency distribution of maximum sea levels at Kotobrzeg during
storm surges in 1950-1976 and 1976-2000
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Figure 3.4.
Frequency distribution of the daily reference sea level values [cm]
on the storm surge days
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Figure 3.5.
Storm surge duration at Swinoujscie - frequency distribution
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Figure 3.6.
Number of hours during which sea levels reached or exceeded 560 or
580 cm in particular stormy seasons. A stormy season lasts from
August of one year to July of the next year
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Figure 4.1.
Water level oscillation of about 3 m in 24 hours on the tide gauge
Kiel-Floltenau, influenced by a change of wind direction in the
Baltic Proper
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Figure 4.2.
Water level oscillations of about 0.5 m / h in the Warnow
estuary at Rostock
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Figure 4.3.
Example of regular semidiurnal tides at the Wismar gauge from
10-14 August 2000
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Figure 6.1.1.
Route of the stormy low-pressure centre, pressure pattern over the
southern Baltic Sea on 2 January 1976 at 06 UTC
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Figure 6.1.2.
Sea level changes during the storm surge of January 1976
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Figure 6.2.1.
Track of the depression, pressure pattern and wind field that caused the
storm surge of 24 - 27 December, 1976, on the coasts of the southern
Baltic Sea
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Figure 6.2.2.
Sea level changes during the storm surge of December 1976
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