Glaciation of northern slopes of Turkestan and Alai Ranges and its present-day dynamics

R. A. Usubaliev; A. S. Dudashvili; O. N. Elemanov

doi:10.15356/2076-6734-2012-1-24-28

Glaciation of northern slopes of Turkestan and Alai Ranges and its present-day dynamics

R. A. Usubaliev, A. S. Dudashvili, O. N. Elemanov

https://doi.org/10.15356/2076-6734-2012-1-24-28

Abstract

Special features of development and existence of present-day glaciation of the Turkistan and Alay ridges are being examined in current climate change. It is found that the main climate elements – air temperature and atmospheric precipitations tend to rise in the highland zones of these ridges. Though, an air temperature rose more intensively than in Inner Tien-Shan, and glacier degradation rates are more intensive here. For 33–43 years, the glaciers of five river basins reduced in its area extent for more than 20%. An increase of a number of glaciers is characteristically under classification of more large ones. Small glaciers sited rather in low hypsometrical levels, are quite disappeared

Keywords

Climate change, digitization, glacier changes, glacier systems, mountain enclosure, vector layers.,

About the Authors

R. A. Usubaliev

Central-Asian Institute of Applied Earth Studies, Bishkek;
Russian Federation

A. S. Dudashvili

Central-Asian Institute of Applied Earth Studies, Bishkek;
Russian Federation

O. N. Elemanov

Institute of Water Problems and Hydroenergetics of the National Academy of Sciences, Kirgiz Republic, Bishkek
Russian Federation

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For citation: Usubaliev R.A., Dudashvili A.S., Elemanov O.N. Glaciation of northern slopes of Turkestan and Alai Ranges and its present-day dynamics. Ice and Snow. 2012;52(1):24-28. https://doi.org/10.15356/2076-6734-2012-1-24-28

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