University researchers combine field observations and modelling of currents in the Kazakh sector of the Caspian Sea, from the Mangystau shelf to the eastern coast of the Middle Caspian.
Publications by Yessenov University researchers:
- A. K. Kurbaniyazov — field measurements of sea currents on the Mangistau shelf of the Caspian Sea (Oceanology, 2022);
- A. K. Kurbaniyazov — first long-term measurements on the Kazakhstan shelf of the Caspian Sea reveal alternating currents and energetic temperature variability (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2024);
- E. T. Zhangozhayeva — interannual and seasonal variability of the Caspian coastal upwelling offshore Aktau (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2025);
- S. Syrlybekkyzy — mesoscale water dynamics and chlorophyll-α, TSM and SST distributions off the eastern coast of the Middle Caspian (Ecologica Montenegrina, 2025);
- S. Syrlybekkyzy — jet currents in the eastern Middle Caspian Sea: satellite observations, in-situ measurements and numerical modelling (Ecologica Montenegrina, 2026).
Understanding currents matters for safe navigation, port operations and forecasting the spread of pollution.
