Variability in precipitation, temperature and river runoff in W Central Asia during the past ~2000yrs

• Main Authors: Oberhänsli H., Novotná K., Píšková A., Chabrillat S., Nourgaliev D., Kurbaniyazov A., Matys Grygar T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Aral Sea; Glacier extent; Lake level; Lake water mineralization; Late Holocene; Pamir; Runoff; Snow cover; Tien Shan; Level Lake; ice core
• Online Access: https://dspace.kpfu.ru/xmlui/handle/net/137208

The tributary rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya contribute major amounts of water to the hydrological budget of the endorheic Aral Sea. Processes controlling the flow of water into rivers in the headwater systems in Tien Shan (Kyrgyzstan) and Pamir (Tajikistan) are therefore most relevant. Lake water m...