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

The 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...

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Main Authors:	Alford, Donald, Kamp, Ulrich, Pan, Caleb
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	SNOWFALL ALBEDO FLOODING GAUGING ABLATION SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT ALTITUDE MELTING SNOW COVERING CALIBRATION FLOW CONFLUENCE TEMPERATURE ABSORPTION SNOW MELT WATER ANNUAL RUNOFF DISCHARGE METEOROLOGY WATER SYSTEMS HYDROLOGY CHEMICAL WEATHERING PROGRAMS WATER SUPPLY RESERVOIRS QUANTIFICATION SNOW ACCUMULATION EVAPOTRANSPIRATION WATER TOWERS AVALANCHES GAS MEASUREMENTS HUMIDITY SOLAR RADIATION AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY WATER RESOURCES CATCHMENT AREAS AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS RADIATION SNOW COVER ICE COVER SPRING RIPARIAN COUNTRIES CATCHMENT BASINS INTERNATIONAL WATER DEBRIS LEADS MELTING BASINS CONTAMINANTS ARIDITY WATER USE WATER SNOWDRIFTS CLOUDS HYPSOMETRIC CURVE WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DRAINAGE BASIN SNOW LINE RAINFALL SCIENCES DRAINAGE GLACIERS AQUIFERS CONSUMPTIVE USE NAVIGATIONAL CHARTS STREAMFLOW CHEMISTRY SNOW PACK CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA RUNOFF BASIN FROST LEAD CLIMATE CHANGE DROUGHT BARRIERS SNOW MELT CLIMATE GLACIAL LAKES SNOW FALL SNOW DEPTH SNOWMELT DRAINAGE AREA CATCHMENT COLORS DRAINS MONITORING STATIONS RIVERS ANNUAL STREAM FLOW ANNUAL FLOW DRAIN FLOW GAUGING WATER RESOURCES PLANNING SURFACE RUNOFF HYDROLOGIC REGIME EROSION ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY LAKES LAND ICE MELT ENGINEERING SNOW FIELDS IRRIGATION WATERSHED BRIGHTNESS GROUNDWATER METERS CONSERVATION COAL ICE EARTH SCIENCES GLACIER RUNOFF ICE AGE LESS RAIN PRESSURE CATCHMENT AREA SEA ICE DYNAMICS PIPES GAUGING STATIONS CLIMATOLOGY EVAPORATION GLACIER—RUNOFF RIPARIAN CHANNEL ENERGY MINERALS REMOTE SENSING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/05/24445269/europe-central-asia-assessment-role-glaciers-stream-flow-pamir-tien-shan-mountains http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24082

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

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