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 Authors:	Hoelzle, Martin, Barandun, Martina, Bolch, Tobias, Fiddes, Joel, Gafurov, Abror, Muccione, Veruska, Saks, Tomas, Shahgedanova, Maria
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis 2021
Subjects:	Alpine Crosphere River Basin Amu Darya Syr Darya Central Asia Water Resource Management Hydrology Environmental Policy Sustainable Development thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RB Earth sciences::RBK Hydrology and the hydrosphere thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RG Geography::RGC Human geography thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNC Applied ecology thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology
Online Access:	1005783
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