Water balance and water resources of the Aral Sea basin and its Man-induced changes

The Aral Sea basin. A Man-made environmental catastrophe

Auteurs :
BELYAEV, A.V.
GLAZOVSKY, n.f.

Description :
This paper presents natural-climatological characteristics of water resources forming conditions of the Aral sea basin. Analises flow variability correlation of Amy Darya and Syr Darya from the point of their influence on the sea level fluctuation. Shows up the tendences of structural changes and efficiency of water resources usage of the region, presents their present-day spacial-geographical peculiarities. On the basis of temporal analysis of water balance structure of the Aral Sea, a conclusion about quantitative correlation of natural and anthropogenic components of sea level degradation is made.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
International meeting IGU, Nukus, Ouzbekistan, 1990-10, GeoJournal, issn : 0343-2521, 1995, vol. 35, n°. 1, p. 17-21

Date :
1995

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Heidelberg, Springer