Groundwater resources of Uzbekistan: An environmental and operational overview

Central European Journal of Geosciences

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-80

  Rakhmatullaev, Shavkat ^a,b,c   Huneau, Frédéric ^b,c   Kazbekov, Jusipbek ^d   Celle Jeanton, Hélène ^e,f,g   Motelica Heino, Mikael ^h   Le Coustumer, Philippe ^b,c   Jumanov, Jamoljon ⁱ  

^a TASHKENT INSTITUTE OF IRRIGATION AND AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION ENGINEERS   (Uzbekistan)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c ENSEGID   (France)

^d International Water Management Institute (IWMI)   (Uzbekistan)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^h UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

ⁱ State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Geology and Mineral Resources   (Uzbekistan)

Author keywords

aquifer; Central Asia; hydrogeology; irrigation; salinization; water management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858730166     PISSN: 20819900     EISSN: 18961517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13533-011-0062-y     Document Type: Review

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