Spatiotemporal dynamics of northern Caspian shorelines (1985–2023) and implications for coastal management: Lessons from the Aral Sea

Zihao Duan; Guangsheng Wang; Jielong Hu; Tong Yu; Songgui Chen; Yajing Zhang; Yang Wang; Haicheng Liu; Xu Zhao; Hanbao Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0325546

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Spatiotemporal dynamics of northern Caspian shorelines (1985–2023) and implications for coastal management: Lessons from the Aral Sea

Zihao Duan,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations National Engineering Laboratory for Port Hydraulic Construction Technology, Tianjin Research Institute for Water Transport Engineering, Tianjin, China, Key Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7915-8905

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Guangsheng Wang,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation China Harbor Engineering Company Limited, Beijing, China
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Jielong Hu ,

Roles Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: hjl4224122@163.com (JH); chensg05@163.com (SC)

Affiliation National Engineering Laboratory for Port Hydraulic Construction Technology, Tianjin Research Institute for Water Transport Engineering, Tianjin, China

https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6072-1087

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Tong Yu,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation China Harbor Engineering Company Limited, Beijing, China
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Songgui Chen ,

Roles Methodology

* E-mail: hjl4224122@163.com (JH); chensg05@163.com (SC)

Affiliation National Engineering Laboratory for Port Hydraulic Construction Technology, Tianjin Research Institute for Water Transport Engineering, Tianjin, China
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Yajing Zhang,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliation National Engineering Laboratory for Port Hydraulic Construction Technology, Tianjin Research Institute for Water Transport Engineering, Tianjin, China
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Yang Wang,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation National Engineering Laboratory for Port Hydraulic Construction Technology, Tianjin Research Institute for Water Transport Engineering, Tianjin, China
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Haicheng Liu,

Roles Investigation, Methodology

Affiliation National Engineering Laboratory for Port Hydraulic Construction Technology, Tianjin Research Institute for Water Transport Engineering, Tianjin, China
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Xu Zhao,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation National Engineering Laboratory for Port Hydraulic Construction Technology, Tianjin Research Institute for Water Transport Engineering, Tianjin, China
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Hanbao Chen

Roles Supervision

Affiliation National Engineering Laboratory for Port Hydraulic Construction Technology, Tianjin Research Institute for Water Transport Engineering, Tianjin, China
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of northern Caspian shorelines (1985–2023) and implications for coastal management: Lessons from the Aral Sea

Zihao Duan,
Guangsheng Wang,
Jielong Hu,
Tong Yu,
Songgui Chen,
Yajing Zhang,
Yang Wang,
Haicheng Liu,
Xu Zhao,
Hanbao Chen

Published: June 4, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325546

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