MAN-INDUCED CHANGES IN OVERALL RUNOFF IN THE ARAL SEA BASIN |
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| Authors: | I. A. Klyukanova R. V. Nikolayeva |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Geography , Moscow;2. Institute of Water Problems |
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| Abstract: | The article examines the prospects of using runoff characteristics and changes in runoff composition as a basis for predicting environmental modification. The technique is employed to assess changes in the circulation of matter that are taking place in the drainage basin of the Aral Sea as a result of the intensification of irrigation. Overall runoff, including its liquid, solid (suspended sediment) and chemical phases, is analyzed in connection with a shift in the deposition of material from the Aral Sea to the irrigated plains. |
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