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The site of the tide gauge is subject to subsidence.  During the period
1929-95 the datum of observations has sunk 0.510m.
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For a discussion on sea level trends along Black Sea coasts
see Variations of the Black Sea Level by S.G.Boguslavsky et al.,
Physical Oceanography, 9(3), 199-208, 1998.
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Bulgarian sea levels likely to be heavily influenced by river flow.
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New gauge established at Varna in 1985.
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See also comments under Bourgas (code 295/021).
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Varna               295/051 RLR(1939) is 40.4m below BM no. 11

