Study of intra-day dynamics of currents in the area of the navigable strait of Baltiysk to adjust the movement of water transport

Abstract

Abstract The aim of this work is to determine the characteristics and dynamics of flows navigable waters of the Vistula lagoon, strait of Baltiysk and coastal areas of the Baltic sea. The research was conducted by employees of the Russian State University together with employees of Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IO RAS) at release of drifters on the water area of the sea strait with the subsequent processing of the received GPS data with visualization in the MapSource program. The study in the Baltic sea canal was the regularities of traffic flow, identified certain intra-day dynamics of a course, significantly dependent on wind conditions over the water area. In the course of the work performed, an almost complete intra-day analysis of currents in the Baltic shipping strait area was carried out.