Geological and Geomorphological Aspects of the Caspian Sea Level Changes during the Holocene
The last transgressions and regressions of Caspian Sea have shown that the water-balance theory explains abrupt (in geological understanding) rises and falls of sea level not in all cases. Obviously, solving of this question ought to be found in a complex approach, concerning, besides water-climatic factors, also other possible causes. In particular, there evokes an interest the well known forecast of M.S. Eigenson (1963) based on coincidence of level changes and solar cycles. The proposed by us variant of possible causes of the Caspian Sea level oscillations is based on the influence of solar magnetic flows on the astenospheric layer of Caspian depressions.