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29 July 2023

Sea Level Rise and Future Projections in the Baltic Sea

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J. Mar. Sci. Eng.2023, 11(8), 1514;https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11081514
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Abstract

This article aimed to provide an overview of relative and absolute sea level rise in the Baltic Sea based on different studies, where researchers have used data from tide gauges, satellite altimetry, sea level rise, and land uplift models. These results provide an opportunity to get an overview of the sea level rise in the Baltic Sea. However, to better understand the impact of sea level rise on the coastal area of the Baltic Sea, and especially in Estonia, two post-glacial land uplift models, the latest land uplift model NKG2016LU of the Nordic Commission of Geodesy (NKG) and Estonian land uplift model EST2020VEL, were used. These models enabled to eliminate post-glacial land uplift from absolute sea level rise. To determine the relative sea level rise in the coastal area of the Baltic Sea, the rates from land uplift models were compared to ESA’s BalticSEAL absolute sea level rise model. It was found that the relative sea level rise between 1995–2019 was −5 to 4.5 mm/yr (based on NKG2016LU) in the Baltic Sea. In addition, the southern area is more affected by relative sea level rise than the northern part. During the research, it was also found that the IPCC AR5 sea level projections predict a maximum relative sea level rise in the Baltic Sea by the year 2100 of between 0.3 to 0.7 m. As coastal areas in the southern part of the Baltic Sea are predominantly flat, the sea level may reach the real estate properties by the end of the 21st century. In the coastal area of Estonia, the relative sea level rise in the period 1995–2019 was −1.1 to 3.1 mm/yr (based on NKG2016LU) and −0.3 to 3.4 mm/yr (based on EST2020VEL), the difference between the land uplift models is −0.9 to 0.1 mm/y. In Estonia, the west and southwest area are most threatened by sea level rise, where the coast is quite flat. One of the largest cities in Estonia, Pärnu, is also located there. Using the ESA’s sea level and EST2020VEL land uplift models, it was found that the relative sea level rise will be 0.28 m by the year 2100. Based on the large spatial resolution IPCC AR5 sea level projections, the relative sea level rise will be on the same scale: 0.2–0.4 m.

1. Introduction

Changes in sea level are perhaps the most important and largest indicator of global climate change. To predict the consequences of climate change, it is necessary to have a comprehensive awareness of the processes in the world’s seas, including changes in sea levels. Coastal areas are directly affected by the marine climate, coastal ecosystems, and marine-related natural phenomena such as storms or tsunamis [1,2]. Sea level rise affects coastal agricultural lands, which are becoming increasingly damaged by excessive moisture and erosion [3,4]. Additionally, due to the infiltration of the salty water, the fertility of coastal agricultural lands will decline and eventually become unusable, resulting in agricultural land area in the country declining. However, among other consequences, changes in the sea level have a direct impact on the daily lives of the people in the coastal area as well, especially on their real estate. Real estate value is falling, and real estate in the area is uninhabitable [5].
The impact of climate change on rising sea levels has been thoroughly assessed in two comprehensive assessment reports initiated by the Baltic Sea Experiment (BALTEX) and its successors Baltic Earth: BACC I [6] and BACC II [7]. The experiments conducted by Meier et al. [8] indicate that the risk of coastal inundation may be most significant in the eastern and southern parts of the Baltic Sea in the future. Several studies have assessed the impact of the mean sea level rise and increased frequency of storm surges on coastal processes such as erosion and sediment transport. The areas located on the eastern and southeastern coasts of the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Riga, and the Gulf of Finland would be particularly affected [9,10,11].
The reasons for the change in sea level in the Baltic Sea as a part of the global ocean can be roughly divided into short- and long-term effects. Among the short-term effects, wind and precipitation are the main effects influencing the sea level in the Baltic Sea, as it is connected to the Atlantic Ocean through the Danish Straits, where the main water flows from [12]. In addition, the Danish Straits have been found to have a significant impact on the sea level in the Baltic Sea, as the strong winds that blow from the west for a long period cause the sea level to rise in the eastern part of the sea and fall in the western part.
For instance, the case when a long and strong wind blows a lot of water from the Atlantic Ocean through the Danish Straits to the north-east of the sea has been studied by Suursaar, Kullas [13], and Jaagus, Suursaar [14]. Also, Bonaduce et al. [15] highlight the impact of climate change on the wave climate in the Baltic Sea. They suggest there will likely be an increase in wave heights and a shift in the dominant wave direction. These changes are attributed to climate change and can affect coastal erosion, flooding risks, and maritime activities in the region. The impact of storms on sea level cannot be ignored either. Myslenkov et al. [16] focus on storm patterns in the Baltic Sea and provide future climate projections. The study reveals an increasing frequency and intensity of storms in the region due to climate change. Frequent storms threaten the Estonian coastal area, where storm surges can cause floods and related damages, which has also occurred in recent history [7,17]. It suggests that storm tracks are shifting, leading to changes in storm occurrence patterns. These findings have implications for coastal areas, marine ecosystems, navigation, offshore operations, and coastal infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.
To estimate future sea level rise, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has prepared relative sea level projection models by 2100 in their Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). The models include different geophysical components, which are 5 ice components, 3 ocean-related components, land water storage, and glacial isostatic adjustment [18,19]. These models are the sea level projections over the 21st century according to three different climate scenarios, which are analyzed in more detail in this article.
Sea level rise can be further divided into relative and absolute depending on the chosen reference surface. Relative sea level change refers to the Earth’s crust at a particular location, i.e., it shows how the height of the sea level rises or falls relative to the land. In contrast, absolute sea level change refers to the height of the sea level above the center of the Earth, which is more precisely relative to the chosen terrestrial reference frame, like the International Terrestrial Reference Frame (ITRF), where the potential vertical motion of nearby land is eliminated [20].
The predominant long-term effect of relative sea level change in the Baltic Sea is caused by glacial isostatic adjustment and global mean sea level rise. Glacial isostatic adjustment is a process that involves the rise of the Earth’s crust due to its release from the ice cover approximately 10,000 years ago [21]. Several land uplift models have been developed for the Baltic Sea region [22,23,24,25,26,27], and among the most recent is NKG2016LU [28]. The vertical crustal movement of the ground in the northern part of the Baltic Sea is estimated to be about 10 mm/yr, and in the southern part of the Baltic Sea, about 0 mm/yr [28]. Consequently, the relative sea level rise is higher in the southern part of the Baltic Sea and lower in the northern part.
The rise in global mean sea level is generally caused by the addition of water from the melting of glaciers [21,29] and the general thermal expansion of seawater induced by global warming [30]. It is estimated that the global mean sea level rise during the 20th century was between 1 and 2 mm/yr [31], but since 1991, ascertained using satellite altimetry, it has been estimated that the global mean sea level rise has been 3–4 mm/yr [31,32,33,34]. However, in terms of the rate of global mean sea level rise, an accelerating rate can be seen from satellite altimetry data. For example, from 1993–2002, the rate of global mean sea level rise was 2.27 mm/yr, and recent measurements in 2013–2022 show a global mean sea level rise of 4.62 mm/yr [35], suggesting that the rate of sea level rise has doubled.
This review paper has been given practical value by incorporating different sea level and land uplift models to better understand the relative sea level rise in the Baltic Sea and how it affects the Baltic Sea area. The uniqueness of the research is expressed in the fact that land uplift models have rarely been used to study sea level changes in previous studies, but their use provides an opportunity to more thoroughly analyze sea level change. Moreover, the focus of the study is on the coastal area of Estonia, to compare the previous studies and IPCC AR5 scenarios with previous local (high-resolution) models. However, compared to the changes in the sea level in the Baltic Sea region and the changes in the global mean sea level, similar changes can be observed in the Baltic Sea region over the same period. A more detailed overview of the study of sea level changes in the Baltic Sea can be found in the section “Sea Level Trends in the Baltic Sea” of this article.
The main objectives of this paper are:
  • To provide an overview of sea level rise in the Baltic Sea based on different studies where tide gauges, satellite altimetry, and sea level rise model data were used;
  • To verify the absolute sea level rise values at the coast of the Baltic Sea using sea level rise models and determine the relative sea level rise in the coastal area of the Baltic Sea, the rates from land uplift models were compared to absolute sea level rise models.
The paper is arranged as follows: Section 2 gives an overview of sea level trends in the Baltic Sea based on tide gauges, satellite altimetry, and sea level models. Section 3 describes models of land uplift and the connection with sea level rise. In Section 4, an overview of relative sea level rise in the Baltic Sea and coastal area of Estonia based on absolute sea level rise and land rise models is presented. Section 5 shows projections of relative sea level rise in the Baltic Sea and coastal area of Estonia for the year 2100 based on the IPCC AR5 climate scenarios and presents ESA’s sea level and EST2020VEL land uplift models. Finally, Section 6 summarizes the findings.

3. Land Uplift Models

The impact of sea level rise on the coastal areas of the Baltic Sea has been significantly affected by post-glacial land uplift. The connection between land uplift and sea level rise has also become relevant due to climate change and the associated acceleration of global sea level rise.
The nature of the post-glacial land uplift is known and widely studied. This concerns the fact that the land has been uplifting since the end of the last ice age to the present day and will continue to rise in the future. Based on various calculations and models, it has been established that the land in the Baltic Sea region has not reached the pre-ice age level yet; therefore, the ground will continue to uplift in the future [73].
In the Baltic Sea area, the post-glacial land uplift has been thoroughly studied. Over the years, several land uplift models have been prepared for the Baltic Sea area to know the spatial change of the land in the region [22,23,24,25,26,27,28].
One of the latest land uplift models, the NKG2016LU (Figure 5), has compiled combining empirical observations (GNSS, leveling) with the theoretical GIA model. It is an official land uplift model of the Nordic Commission of Geodesy (NKG) [28]. It is known for its high accuracy within the Nordic and Baltic countries. The model’s accuracy can vary depending on the specific location and the quality and density of the underlying data used in its development. However, Vestøl et al. [28] pointed out a standard error of better than 0.25 mm/yr for most of the area covered by precise leveling or uplift rates from continuously operating reference stations, and up to 0.7 mm/yr outside this area.
Figure 5. Post-glacial land uplift (mm/yr) in the Baltic Sea according to the Nordic Geodetic Commission (NKG) land uplift model NKG2016LU [28].
Post-glacial land uplift in the Gulf of Riga is near zero, i.e., virtually non-existent, but it is much higher in the northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia, at around 10 mm/yr [28]. The main reason for the difference in land uplift in different regions is that the ice load was heavier in the north and, as a result, the land uplift is higher today [65].
The post-glacial land uplift has been studied in Estonia for over 50 years using various data, such as repeated leveling data [58,74,75], sea-level observations [76,77], and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) data, obtained from either continuously operating GNSS stations (CORS) or campaign data [78,79]. There are no significant differences between these studies. Using different methods, it has been found that the land uplift in the territory of Estonia ranges from −1 to 3 mm/yr.
The land uplift model EST2020VEL has been made specifically for the Estonian area [76], a new 3D velocity model of Estonia based on a combination of GNSS measurements and the NKG2016GIA model [28]. It used data from ten GNSS permanent stations whose time series are longer than ten years and the repeated GPS measurements from 1st order points of the national geodetic network from 1997, 2008, and 2017. Using the data, both vertical and horizontal movements were found for 22 points located all over Estonia. Based on the obtained velocities, the digital model EST2020VEL was modeled (Figure 6).
Figure 6. Model of vertical intraplate deformations (mm/yr) on the Estonian coast of the Baltic Sea based on EST2020VEL [79].
It can be seen from the model that the absolute vertical movement of the ground in the coastal area of Estonia is in the range of 1.25 to 3.5 mm/yr (Figure 6).
The advantage of using absolute land uplift models in studying sea level rise is that these rates are relative to the Earth’s center of mass, i.e., geocentric. Therefore, rates of land uplift are independent of global sea level rise. The models are also effectively used to eliminate the effects of post-glacial land uplift from absolute sea level rise. As a result, it is possible to find a relative, i.e., apparent sea level rise.
In addition, it is important to note that sea level rise is not spatially uniform across the region and may vary depending on the land uplift rate, dominant wind direction, average water temperature, salinity, etc. In areas where the land uplift is dominant over sea level rise, the effects of sea level rise are less severe than in areas where the land is not rising as quickly as the sea level.

4. Relative Sea Level Rise in the Baltic Sea

In this study, the relative sea level rise of the Baltic Sea was determined and analyzed using different absolute land uplift (NKG2016LU and EST2020VEL) and sea level rise (ESA’s BalticSEAL) models. These models cover the entire Baltic Sea and the Estonian area, respectively.
ArcGIS Pro software was used to calculate, analyze, and visualize the results. To interpolate the relative sea level rise, the Kriging method was used in ArcGIS Pro, and the relative sea level rise (RSLR) was calculated by the formula:
RSLR = Δm = SLR − LU.
where SLR represents the absolute sea level rise (mm/yr) (Equation (1))and LU represents the absolute land uplift (mm/yr) at a given point that includes vertical crustal deformations (mainly due to GIA, (Δr), and geoid changes (Δg)):
LU = Δr = Δm + Δe + Δg.

4.1. Coastal Area of the Baltic Sea

The relative sea level rise in the Baltic Sea area varies greatly. The study found that between 1995 and 1995, the relative sea level rise of the Baltic Sea ranged from −5.0 to 4.5 mm/yr, based on the NKG2016LU and ESA BalticSEAL models (Figure 7).
Figure 7. Relative sea level rise (mm/yr) from 1995 to 2019 in the Baltic Sea based on NKG2016LU and ESA BalticSEAL models.
It can be observed that the southern areas of the Baltic Sea are most affected by the relative sea level rise. In that area, the relative sea level rise in coastal areas ranges from 0 to 3 mm/yr in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, from 1 to 3 mm/yr in Denmark and Germany, and from 3 to 4.5 mm/yr in Poland and Russia. In Sweden and Finland, the relative sea level rise is most variable in the south-north direction. The relative sea level rise on the coast of these countries ranges from −5 to 4 mm/yr and −5 to 2 mm/yr, respectively. The northern areas of the Baltic Sea, where Sweden and Finland are located, are less affected by the relative sea level rise. There, the relative sea level rise and fall can be –5 mm/yr. Therefore, this area is not threatened by relative sea level rise.
Comparing the relative sea level rise with previous studies where relative sea level has been found, a similarity can be noticed. For example, Dailidienė et al. [53] found that the relative sea level on the Lithuanian coast rose by 3 mm/yr from 1961 to 2002, and Łyszkowicz and Bernatowicz [54] found that the relative sea level rose by 3.09 mm/yr from 1960 to 2017. The results suggest that the relative sea level rise found is similar. For longer time series, relative sea level rise is slower, as shown in Table 1.

4.2. Coastal Area of Estonia

Using NKG2016LU and EST2020VEL absolute land uplift models, it was found that between 1993 and 2019, the relative sea level rise in the coastal area of Estonia is from −1.14 to 3.07 mm/yr based on the NKG2016LU model (Figure 8) and −0.29 to 3.41 mm/yr based on the EST2020VEL model (Figure 9).
Figure 8. Relative sea level rise (mm/yr) from 1995 to 2019 in the coastal area of Estonia based on NKG2016LU and ESA BalticSEAL model.
Figure 9. Relative sea level rise (mm/yr) from 1995 to 2019 in the coastal areas of Estonia based on EST2020VEL and ESA BalticSEAL model.
It is noticeable that the relative sea level rise in the coastal area of Estonia is quite variable (Figure 8 and Figure 9). The most affected coastal area by relative sea level rise is the area on the west and southwest, where the coast is also quite flat. Other areas in Estonia are less vulnerable, where the coast is less flat and there are some glints.
The southwest and northeast of Estonia are affected by a relative sea level rise of 2 to 3 mm/yr. The fact that Estonia’s third largest city, Pärnu, is also located in the southwest is concerning because its shallow coastline has previously flooded [17]. In the northeast, relative sea level rise is not as vulnerable as in the southwest because the coastal area there is not flat and is lined with steep glints, as mentioned before.
In other coastal areas of Estonia, the relative sea level rise is lower. Relative sea level rise is lowest in the northeast, 0 to 1 mm/yr (cities of Kärdla, Haapsalu). In the west and north, the relative sea level rise is 1 to 2 mm/yr (cities of Kuressaare, Tallinn).
The study also found a difference in the relative sea level rise calculated based on two land uplift models and the ESA BalticSEAL model (Figure 10).
Figure 10. Difference in relative sea level rise (mm/yr) calculated based on the models NKG2016LU and EST2020VEL LU.
The difference in relative sea level rise between the two land uplift models is −0.9 to 0.1 mm/yr, and the mean difference is −0.42 mm/yr. The difference is higher on the coasts of the western islands. The difference in that area is higher due to the use of leveling data in calculating land uplift models. Note that leveling data has been used in the calculation of the NKG2016LU model but not for the EST2020VEL model. The difference is caused by the fact that the NKG2016LU model depends on the transfer of leveling data heights between the mainland and the islands, which can be considered one of the main causes of the difference in that area.
However, it can be concluded that both models are reliable for studying sea level rise because the difference between the models lies within the models’ uncertainties.

5. Sea Level Projections for the Year 2100

Sea level rise in the Baltic Sea has remained significant in recent centuries and especially in the last three decades. Based on tide gauges and satellite altimetry, sea level rise has been estimated to be increasing over time. However, to estimate future sea level rise, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) relative sea level projection models by 2100 in their Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) was used in this study.
It is important to note that these projection models may not be very accurate predictions to achieve a completely accurate prediction for the future. The first reason is that the spatial resolution of the climate scenarios models is usually not very high. AR5 sea level models have a spatial resolution of 1° × 1° [18]. Consequently, it must be taken into account that the use of climate models in predicting sea level rise could be problematic in small water bodies, e.g., straits, islands, and bays, but even in the Baltic Sea because AR5 models do not consider the transport of water mass and heat from the North Atlantic. These models are only the result of the expansion of the water column in a relatively shallow sea [80].
To understand the sea level rise threats in the Baltic Sea region, these models are sufficiently accurate. However, the aforementioned must be considered, and AR5 model trends can be compared to the local models (see Section 5.1).
Table 3 shows the relative sea level rise projections in the Baltic Sea and the coastal area of Estonia by 2100 based on different IPCC AR5 climate scenarios (see Section 2, “Sea Level Trends in the Baltic Sea”).
Table 3. The relative sea level rise (meters) in the Baltic Sea and the coastal area of Estonia by 2100 according to the IPCC AR5 projections [18,19].
Figure 11, Figure 12 and Figure 13 shows the relative sea level rise in the Baltic Sea by 2100 based on three different IPCC AR5 climate scenarios [18].
Figure 11. Relative sea level (in meters) by 2100 according to RCP2.6 projection.
Figure 12. Relative sea level (in meters) by 2100 according to RCP4.5 projection.
Figure 13. Relative sea level (in meters) by 2100 according to RCP8.5 projection.
The three distinct sea level projections for the Baltic Sea indicate varying estimates of relative sea level rise by 2100. These projections highlight that the southern coastal regions face the highest risk. Across all scenarios, the projected relative sea level rise in these areas ranges from 0.3 to 0.7 m at most. Conversely, the northern areas are not significantly threatened by relative sea level rise, as the projections indicate a range of −0.6 to −0.3 m in those regions.
According to these projections, a relative sea level rise of 0.2 to 0.4 m is expected in the coastal area of Estonia by the year 2100 (Table 3). Additionally, there are some larger cities (Tallinn, Pärnu, Haapsalu, Kuressaare, Kärdla) situated in the coastal area where there are a lot of seaside real estate, businesses, and agricultural areas.

5.1. Sea Level Projections on the Coastal Area of Estonia

It can be observed that the coastal areas of Estonia are threatened by a significant relative sea level rise; therefore, in this study, the relative sea level rise by the year 2100 on the Estonian coast was studied in more detail. Using the ESA BalticSEAL model, this study found another relative sea level projection for the year 2100. It should be noted that the relative sea level rise based on the ESA’s model is calculated so that the relative sea level rise continues at a similar rate as it has between the years 1995–2019. For this, the relative sea level rise for 81 years was found based on the EST2020VEL land uplift model. Figure 14 shows the relative sea level rise by 2100 based on the ESA BalticSEAL model.
Figure 14. Relative sea level rise (in meters) in the coastal areas of Estonia by 2100 according to ESA BalticSEAL and EST2020VEL model.
It is notable that the relative sea level rise by the year 2100 based on the ESA model is similar to the IPCC AR5 models, 0 to 0.3 m by 2100. Based on both models, Estonian coastal areas are particularly vulnerable to relative sea level rise.
To more accurately represent the effect of the relative sea level rise on the city of Pärnu, which is expected to have the highest sea level rise among Estonian cities, the relative sea level rise based on the ESA and EST2020VEL model was projected by using the Estonian digital terrain model with a resolution of 1 m. Figure 15A shows Pärnu on the Estonian basic map, and Figure 15B indicates in red the threatened areas if the relative sea level in Pärnu rises by 0.28 m by the year 2100 (Figure 14).
Figure 15. Pärnu coastline in 2020 (A) and relative sea level rise in Pärnu 0.28 m (red) by the year 2100 (B).
It is evident that the relative sea level rise in Pärnu will primarily affect the coastline of the sea and banks of the rivers Pärnu and Sauga, where the ground is decreasing relative to sea level. What is not considered in Figure 13 is local land subsidence in Pärnu, detected in many studies [81,82,83,84], which could lead to an even larger impact of sea level rise.
Hence, the consequences of sea level rise in the Baltic Sea for the Pärnu can be significant. High sea levels can lead to increased erosion and flooding along the coastline, as well as damage to infrastructure and property, especially considering that the relative sea level is rising and Pärnu has historically also faced severe floods. One of the largest floods in recent history was the storm of January 2005, when the highest storm surge on record in Pärnu was +275 cm over mean sea level [17], which caused significant flooding in Pärnu.

6. Conclusions

Sea level rise is one of the most critical environmental challenges of our time, with potentially devastating consequences for coastal communities worldwide. The Baltic Sea, located in Northern Europe, is no exception to this threat.
This area is currently experiencing a fast rate of sea level rise. According to various studies, it has been found that in the 20th century, the level of the Baltic Sea rose by 1.3 to 1.6 mm/yr based on the tide gauges, but the beginning of the 21st century has not brought about a change in the sea level rise. The sea level rise has also accelerated further, approximately twice. Based on studies using satellite altimetry, the sea level rise of the Baltic Sea between 1991 and 2020 has been estimated at 3.3 to 4.1 mm/yr level. In studies based on tide gauges, it has been determined that the sea level rise of the Baltic Sea during the same period is approximately 3 mm/yr. According to IPCC AR5 climate scenario models, the relative sea level of the Baltic Sea will rise by 0.3–0.7 m in the southern part by 2100. In the northern part, the relative sea level falls between −0.6 to −0.3 m instead. However, using either tide gauge or satellite altimetry methods, it can be observed that the values of the sea level rise of the Baltic Sea are similar, showing an accelerating sea level rise but the sea level rises found by different methods are not comparable. This is because different studies find either absolute or relative sea level rise. The absolute level is predominantly found using satellite altimetry data, and the relative sea level rise is found using data from tide gauges. Different values are not directly comparable because different reference surfaces, time periods, etc., are used. For absolute and relative sea levels to be comparable, conversions should be made to find a comparable sea level rise.
This paper also analyzed relative sea level rise in the Baltic Sea using the ESA BalticSEAL absolute sea level rise model, land uplift models NKG2016LU and EST2020VEL, and IPCC AR5 sea level projections by 2100. It was found that relative sea level rise would threaten the southern area of the Baltic Sea at first. In that area, the relative sea level rises in coastal areas from 0 to 3 mm/yr in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, 1 to 3 mm/yr in Denmark and Germany, and 3 to 4.5 mm/yr in Poland and Russia. In Sweden and Finland, relative sea level rise is most variable in the south-north direction. There is a relative sea level rise of −5 to 4 mm/yr and −5 to 2 mm/yr, respectively. The northern area is not threatened by sea level rise.
In the coastal area of Estonia, it was found that the relative sea level rises in the coastal area of Estonia from 1.1 to 3.1 mm/yr based on the NKG2016LU model (Figure 8) and −0.3 to 3.4 mm/yr based on the EST2020VEL model (Figure 9). It becomes apparent that western Estonia, and especially the southwestern part, is most threatened by sea level rise. The relative sea level projection in Estonia based on the ESA BalticSEAL and EST2020VEL models by the year 2100 was also analyzed. It was found that the relative sea level rise by the year 2100 will be from 0 to 0.28 m in the coastal areas of Estonia. According to IPCC AR5 climate scenario models, the relative sea level in the Estonian coastal areas will rise by 0.2–0.4 m, similar to the sea level rise based on the ESA BalticSEAL and EST2020VEL.
Since the sea level rise is the highest on the southwestern coast of Estonia, the relative sea level rise was depicted in the city of Pärnu, where floods have also occurred in the past. For this purpose, a digital terrain model was used, and the sea level rise was depicted on the map. It turned out that the shallower coastal area of the sea and the rivers there are most threatened by sea level rise, which will remain partially under water by the year 2100.
Finally, it is important to continue study in this area to determine how the sea level of the Baltic Sea is changing and what the impact of sea level rise on coastal areas is and will be. Going forward, it is important to learn how specific areas are affected by sea level rise.

Author Contributions

Conceptualization, I.K., T.K. and A.L.; methodology, I.K.; software, I.K.; investigation, I.K.; resources, I.K., T.K. and A.L.; data curation, I.K.; writing—original draft preparation, I.K.; writing—review and editing, I.K., T.K. and A.L.; visualization, I.K.; supervision, T.K. and A.L.; project administration, T.K. and A.L.; funding acquisition, T.K. and A.L. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Funding

This research was supported by the Estonian University of Life Sciences baseline funding grants Towards the Multidimensional Deformation Model by Combining Satellite Geodetic and In-Situ Measurements for the Implementation of a Dynamic Reference Frame in Estonia, grant number P220167MIMP; and A 3D model of intraplate deformations combining remote sensing and in-situ measurements with an application to implement a semi-dynamic reference frame in Estonia, grant number P200188MIGX.

Institutional Review Board Statement

Not applicable.

Data Availability Statement

The used models’ data can be obtained from the webpages of Baltic Sea Multi-mission Sea Level Products (ESA BalticSEAL): https://balticseal.eu/data-access/ (accessed on 10 July 2022) and BRGM: Regional sea level change (IPCC AR5): https://sealevelrise.brgm.fr/sea-level-scenarios (accessed on 24 July 2022). The employed NKG2016LU VLM model is provided by the Lantmäteriet (on behalf of the Nordic Geodetic Commission—NKG): https://www.lantmateriet.se (accessed on 28 February 2021). EST2020VEL model is available from Tarmo Kall upon reasonable request.

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the four anonymous reviewers for their constructive comments on the manuscript that were provided, together with useful suggestions.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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