Chapter 8 The Status and Role of the alpine Cryosphere in Central Asia

Chapter 8 The Status and Role of the alpine Cryosphere in Central Asia

The alpine cryosphere including snow, glaciers and permafrost are critical to water management in the Aral Sea Basin (ASB) and larger Central Asia (CA) under changing climate: as they store large amounts of water in its solid forms. Most cryospheric components in the Aral Sea Basin are close to mel...

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Main Author: Hoelzle, Martin (auth)
Other Authors: Barandun, Martina (auth), Bolch, Tobias (auth), Fiddes, Joel (auth), Gafurov, Abror (auth), Muccione, Veruska (auth), Saks, Tomas (auth), Shahgedanova, Maria (auth), Smakhtin, Vladimir (Editor)
Format: eBook
Published: Taylor & Francis 2019
Subjects:
Hydrology & the hydrosphere
Human geography
Applied ecology
Environmental science, engineering & technology
Alpine Crosphere
River Basin
Amu Darya
Syr Darya
Central Asia
Water Resource Management
Hydrology
Environmental Policy
Sustainable Development
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