Schlagwort(e):
Geology, Structural.
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Electronic books.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
Seiten:
1 online resource (146 pages)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789811031908
Serie:
Environmental Science and Engineering Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=4785229
DDC:
551.5590958
Sprache:
Englisch
Anmerkung:
Intro -- Preface -- Content and Structure of the Book -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Authors -- 1 Introduction and Status of Storms in Central Asia and their Environmental Problems -- 1.1 Background of Research on Storms in Central Asia and Kazakhstan -- 1.2 Sand and Dust Storms in Central Asia and Kazakhstan -- 1.3 Land-Degradation and Desertification Processes in Central Asian Countries -- 1.4 Shrinking Lakes in Central Asia Plus Dry Regional Environmental Changes -- 1.5 Sand and Dust Storms and Desertification in Central Asia -- 1.6 Data Sources on Storms and Research Methods -- References -- 2 Natural Conditions of Central Asia and Land-Cover Changes -- 2.1 Natural Geographical Division of Deserts in Central Asia and Kazakhstan -- 2.2 Climate Conditions and Weather Process in Central Asian Deserts -- 2.3 Land Resources (Soil Cover) and Changes in Vegetation Cover and Climate -- References -- 3 Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Storms in Central Asia and Kazakhstan -- 3.1 Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Storms in Central Asia and Kazakhstan -- 3.2 Spatial and Temporal Variance of Dust Deposition in Central Asia -- 3.3 Temporal Changes of Storms Regarding Frequency and Intensity in Kazakhstan -- 3.4 Typical Regional Climate and Weather Process (Wind Regime) in Kazakhstan -- 3.5 Atmospheric Parameters Influencing Dust Transport in Central Asia -- 3.6 Analysis of Dust-Storm Trends in Central Asia -- References -- 4 Relationship Between Storms and Land Degradation -- 4.1 Sources of Natural and Geographical (Topography, Soils, Vegetation) Storm Conditions -- 4.2 Storm-Produced Wind Erosion and Land-Degradation Processes -- 4.3 Sand-Storm Outbreaks (Sources) Based on Temporal Remote-Sensing Data Combined with Ground-Monitoring Data -- References.
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5 Dust Storms in Central Asia and Kazakhstan: Regional Division, Frequency and Seasonal Distribution -- 5.1 Main Dust Storm Sources in the Aral Sea Basin: Pre-Aral Karakum, Kyzylkum, and Aralkum Deserts -- 5.2 Southern Pre-Balkhash Desert Region Is the Source of Dust and Sand Storms -- 5.3 Sources of Dust and Sand Storm in the Naryn Desert -- 5.4 Visual Identification of Dust-Storm Sources Based on Satellite Images -- 5.5 Strong and Very Strong Dust Storms Within Kazakhstan -- 5.6 Seasonal Distribution and Frequency of Dust Storms in Central Asia and Kazakhstan -- 5.7 Duration and Diurnal Pattern of Dust Storms in Central Asian Deserts -- 5.8 The Relationship Between Dust-Storm Origin and Soil Texture -- References -- 6 Aeolian Transport of Dust and Sand in the Deserts of Kazakhstan -- 6.1 Physical‒Statistical Modelling of Dust- and Sand-Transport Process -- 6.2 Aeolian Transport of Dust and Sand in the Aralkum Desert -- 6.3 Variability in the Time of Intensive Deflation Processes and Dust-Transport Direction in the Aral Sea Region -- 6.4 Dust and Sand Transport, Dominant Wind Direction, and Size of Sand Particles in the Southern Pre-Balkhash Deserts -- 6.5 Aeolian Transport of Dust and Sand in the Naryn Desert (Northern Caspian Plain) -- References -- 7 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Erratum to: Aeolian Processes as Dust Storms in the Deserts of Central Asia and Kazakhstan -- Erratum to: G. Issanova and J. Abuduwaili, Aeolian Processes as Dust Storms in the Deserts of Central Asia and Kazakhstan, Environmental Science and Engineering, DOI < -- ExternalRef> -- < -- RefSource> -- 10.1007978-981-10-3190-8< -- RefSource> -- < -- RefTarget Address="10.1007978.
