The Aral Sea Environment

Book Overview

Kosarev A.N., Kostianoy A.G. Introduction Zonn I.S., Kosarev A.N. History of Investigation and Exploration of the Aral Sea Svitoch A.A. Paleogeographical history of the Aral Sea Kosarev A.N., Kostianoy A.G. The Aral Sea in natural conditions (till 1960) Zonn I.S. Socio-Economic Conditions of the Aral Sea Region Before 1960 Zonn I.S. Reasons of the environmental and socioeconomic crisis Surkova G.V. Regional climate variability Asarin A.E., Kravtsova V.I., Mikhailov V.N. Amudarya and Syrdarya Rivers and their Deltas Zavialov P.O. Physical Oceanography of the Large Aral Sea Ginzburg A.I., Kostianoy A.G., Sheremet N.A., Kravtsova V.I. Satellite Monitoring of the Aral Sea Region Cretaux J.-F., Letolle R., Kouraev A. Aral Sea level variability Kouraev A., Cretaux J.-F. Ice conditions from historical and satellite observations Zavialov P.O., Ni A.A. Chemistry of the Large Aral Sea Sapozhnikov Ph.V., Arashkevich E.G., Ivanishcheva P.S. Biodiversity Boroffka N.G.O. Archaeology and its relevance to climate and lake level changes: a review Glantz M.H. Creeping Environmental Disasters: Central Asia's Aral Seas Kosarev A.N., Kostianoy A.G. Conclusions

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642262570
• ISBN13: 9783642262579
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"