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The Role of Glaciers in the Hydrologic Regime of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Basins

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dc.contributor.authorAlford, Donald
dc.contributor.authorKamp, Ulrich
dc.contributor.authorPan, Caleb
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-18T21:15:15Z
dc.date.available2016-04-18T21:15:15Z
dc.date.issued2015-05
dc.description.abstractThe headwaters of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya in the western Tien Shan, Pamir and Hindu Kush mountains are a major source of stream flow into the Aral Sea Basin. The water security—affecting energy and food security—of this region and the consequent regional dynamics and politics are connected to these headwaters. Recent concerns related to climate change, glacier retreat and stream flow from these mountains have served to illustrate the very limited understanding that exists concerning the hydrologic regimes of the mountain headwaters of these major river systems as well as of the glaciers, that are a component of those regimes. A better understanding of these hydrologic processes is critical for assessing the amount and timing of water supply and hydropower available (both current and future) for the various countries in the Central Asia region that have headwaters originating in these mountains. Such an understanding is also critical in making estimates of runoff changes under a climate change future. This is the main objective of this study.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24445269/europe-central-asia-assessment-role-glaciers-stream-flow-pamir-tien-shan-mountains
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/24082
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24082
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSNOWFALL
dc.subjectALBEDO
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectGAUGING
dc.subjectABLATION
dc.subjectSNOW WATER EQUIVALENT
dc.subjectALTITUDE
dc.subjectMELTING SNOW
dc.subjectCOVERING
dc.subjectCALIBRATION
dc.subjectFLOW
dc.subjectCONFLUENCE
dc.subjectTEMPERATURE
dc.subjectABSORPTION
dc.subjectSNOW
dc.subjectMELT WATER
dc.subjectANNUAL RUNOFF
dc.subjectDISCHARGE
dc.subjectMETEOROLOGY
dc.subjectWATER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHYDROLOGY
dc.subjectCHEMICAL WEATHERING
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectRESERVOIRS
dc.subjectQUANTIFICATION
dc.subjectSNOW ACCUMULATION
dc.subjectEVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subjectWATER TOWERS
dc.subjectAVALANCHES
dc.subjectGAS
dc.subjectMEASUREMENTS
dc.subjectHUMIDITY
dc.subjectSOLAR RADIATION
dc.subjectAERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectCATCHMENT AREAS
dc.subjectAERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS
dc.subjectRADIATION
dc.subjectSNOW COVER
dc.subjectICE COVER
dc.subjectSPRING
dc.subjectRIPARIAN COUNTRIES
dc.subjectCATCHMENT BASINS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL WATER
dc.subjectDEBRIS
dc.subjectLEADS
dc.subjectMELTING
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectCONTAMINANTS
dc.subjectARIDITY
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectWATER
dc.subjectSNOWDRIFTS
dc.subjectCLOUDS
dc.subjectHYPSOMETRIC CURVE
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectDRAINAGE BASIN
dc.subjectSNOW LINE
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectSCIENCES
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectGLACIERS
dc.subjectAQUIFERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTIVE USE
dc.subjectNAVIGATIONAL CHARTS
dc.subjectSTREAMFLOW
dc.subjectCHEMISTRY
dc.subjectSNOW PACK
dc.subjectCLIMATOLOGICAL DATA
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectBASIN
dc.subjectFROST
dc.subjectLEAD
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectBARRIERS
dc.subjectSNOW MELT
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectGLACIAL LAKES
dc.subjectSNOW FALL
dc.subjectSNOW DEPTH
dc.subjectSNOWMELT
dc.subjectDRAINAGE AREA
dc.subjectCATCHMENT
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectDRAINS
dc.subjectMONITORING STATIONS
dc.subjectRIVERS
dc.subjectANNUAL STREAM FLOW
dc.subjectANNUAL FLOW
dc.subjectDRAIN
dc.subjectFLOW GAUGING
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES PLANNING
dc.subjectSURFACE RUNOFF
dc.subjectHYDROLOGIC REGIME
dc.subjectEROSION
dc.subjectENGINEERING HYDROLOGY
dc.subjectLAKES
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectICE MELT
dc.subjectENGINEERING
dc.subjectSNOW FIELDS
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectBRIGHTNESS
dc.subjectGROUNDWATER
dc.subjectMETERS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectICE
dc.subjectEARTH SCIENCES
dc.subjectGLACIER RUNOFF
dc.subjectICE AGE
dc.subjectLESS
dc.subjectRAIN
dc.subjectPRESSURE
dc.subjectCATCHMENT AREA
dc.subjectSEA
dc.subjectICE DYNAMICS
dc.subjectPIPES
dc.subjectGAUGING STATIONS
dc.subjectCLIMATOLOGY
dc.subjectEVAPORATION
dc.subjectGLACIER—RUNOFF
dc.subjectRIPARIAN
dc.subjectCHANNEL
dc.subjectENERGY
dc.subjectMINERALS
dc.subjectREMOTE SENSING
dc.titleThe Role of Glaciers in the Hydrologic Regime of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Basinsen
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okr.date.disclosure2016-03-09
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:30:23.396965Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Environmental Study
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24445269/europe-central-asia-assessment-role-glaciers-stream-flow-pamir-tien-shan-mountains
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24445269
okr.identifier.reportACS12128
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.geographicalCentral Asia
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.sectorWater, sanitation and flood protection :: Water supply
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resource management :: Water resource management
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resource management :: Climate change
okr.topicEnvironment::Ecosystems and Natural Habitats
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Resources Assessment
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicScience and Technology Development::Science of Climate Change
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Systems
okr.unitGlobal Practice on Water, GWADR
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