Water Balance of the Regulated Arid Lake as an Indicator of Climate Change and Anthropogenic Impact: The North (Small) Aral Sea Case Study

• Published in: Water (Basel) Vol. 15; no. 8; p. 1464
• Main Authors: Izhitskiy, Alexander, Ayzel, Georgy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2023
• Subjects: anthropogenic activities; arid zones; Basins; Case studies; Climate change; climatic factors; Dams; Datasets; Droughts; Ecosystems; General circulation models; Germany; Global temperature changes; Hydrologic cycle; Hydrology; Lakes; Machine learning; Precipitation; Reservoirs; Runoff; Russia; Salinity; shrinkage; simulation models; Soils, Salts in; water; Water balance (Hydrology); Germany; Russia; Aral Sea

Inland waters in the endorheic basins of the arid zone are especially vulnerable to both climate-induced changes and anthropogenic influence. The North Aral Sea, which previously suffered a drastic shrinkage and partially recovered with the launch of the human-made Kokaral dam, is currently subject...