Tree Wind Breaks in Central Asia and Their Effects on Agricultural Water Consumption

Across Central Asia, agriculture largely depends on irrigation due to arid and semi-arid climatic conditions. Water is abstracted from rivers, which are largely fed by glacier melt. In the course of climate change, glaciers melt down so that a reduced glacier volume and reduced water runoffs are exp...

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Main Authors: Niels Thevs, Alina Joana Gombert, Eva Strenge, Roland Lleshi, Kumar Aliev, Begaiym Emileva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-11-01
Series:Land
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/8/11/167