Mean sea level rise for the German part of the Baltic Sea coastline is 1. Currently there is no strategy to remedy this increasing ecological vulnerability 1.
Along the North Sea coast of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark, a chain of barrier islands shelters an area of extensive intertidal flats and shoals, consisting of fine sand to silt, dissected by sandy tidal channels and creeks. All sediment that settles into the channels and onto the intertidal flats is imported from the North Sea. Whether this area can keep up with sea-level rise, and the intertidal flats do not drown, depends on the amounts of sediments that channels and creeks import from the North Sea.
Recent developments of the German Wadden Sea, in terms of erosion and deposition, have been quantified based on all available data on the height of the intertidal flats and shoals, and the depth of the channels and creeks in the area 9. Where future scenarios in scientific studies on the Wadden Sea show intertidal flats unable to keep up with sea-level rise, developments so far paint a completely different picture.
In the period to , almost all of the intertidal flats in the German Wadden Sea show an accretion of sediments. The majority of channels and creeks, on the other hand, have deepened over time.
These rates exceed the observed recent mean sea-level rise of 2. This is in line with recent studies on the Dutch Wadden Sea 11 and on tidal flats in the Dutch Eastern and Western Scheldt estuaries This is a very good information for me because I use it on my homework I'm 5th grade.
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Rainfall varies from centimeters 79 inches in the Alps to 40 centimeters 16 inches in the vicinity of Mainz. In the maritime region, precipitation varies between 61 and 64 centimeters 24 and 25 inches , close to the national yearly average of between 60 and 80 centimeters 24 and Topographically, Germany is composed of northern lowlands, central uplands, Alpine foothills, and Bavarian Alps.
The northern plain covers the upper one-third of the country and contains the coastal area in the far north. Inland, the plain becomes hilly and is crisscrossed by rivers and valleys. These hills open to the Alpine Foreland where north-south ranges interspersed with deep valleys climb to the wooded slopes and craggy peaks of the German-Austrian Alps.
Germany lies on the Eurasian Tectonic Plate. Germany faces the North Sea to the northwest and Baltic Sea to the northeast. A narrow strip of land on which Germany borders Denmark separates the two seas, both of which are extensions of the Atlantic Ocean. In the North Sea, a line of inshore sand dunes became the East Frisian Islands when the shoreline sank during the thirteenth century.
These islands have maximum elevations of less than 35 meters feet and they have been subject to eroding forces that have washed away whole sections of the coast during storms. In , for example, the sea reclaimed the only village on Wangerooge, the easternmost of the main East Frisian Islands. The islands are strung along the coast in a nearly straight line roughly parallel to the coast. They are irregularly shaped and haphazardly positioned.
It lies in the Baltic Sea off Stralsund. The North Sea coast has wide expanses of sand, marsh, and mudflats watten. On the Baltic side, the northern sections of Schwerin and Neubrandenburg districts, which are also coastal, are dotted with marshes and numerous lakes. On the North Sea side, the coastal mud flats between the Frisian Islands and the shore are exposed at very low tides and are crossed by innumerable channels.
The mud and sand are constantly shifting, making navigation treacherous. It is indented by a number of small fjords with steep banks. The deep water and shelter of the fjords provide safe sailing conditions. Fishing villages are common on this coast, which is flat and sandy. Farther east, the coastline is uneven but also generally flat and sandy. The continuous action of wind and waves has created sand dunes and ridges. Sandbars connect the mainland with some of its offshore islands.
The Jasmund National Park, along the northeast shore of the Baltic Sea, is characterized by dramatic chalk cliffs. The northern lowlands contain numerous lakes, particularly in northeastern Germany and around Berlin.
In general, these lakes are of little commercial value because of their shallow depth. The Alpine Foothills are speckled with many lakes of clear, clean water and steep, wooded banks. At higher elevations, glacial lakes add to the spectacular charm of the Alpine meadows. It is Germany's largest lake, with a surface area of It is 74 kilometers 46 miles long and reaches a maximum depth of meters feet.
Germany's two longest rivers are the Rhine and the Danube Donau. The Rhine is one of the largest and most commercially important rivers in Western Europe. The western part of Germany is called the Rhineland. The Rhine rises in Switzerland, then flows into Lake Constance and to the west, along Germany's southern border with Switzerland, before turning north into Germany.
The Rhine receives a steady flow from melting snow in the winter.
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