Water reservoirs, irrigation and sedimentation in Central Asia: A first-cut assessment for Uzbekistan

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 985-998

  Rakhmatullaev, S ^a,b   Huneau, F ^b   Celle Jeanton, H ^c,d,e   Le Coustumer, P ^b   Motelica Heino, M ^f   Bakiev, M ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^f STATION DE RADIOASTRONOMIE DE NANÇAY   (France)

Author keywords

Central Asia; Erosion; Sedimentation rate; Water management; Water reservoirs

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; EROSION; FOOD SUPPLY; IRRIGATION; RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SEDIMENTATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CENTRAL ASIA; EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION; HYDROPOWER STATIONS; MATERIAL DAMAGES; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES; RESERVOIR ASSETS; RESERVOIR SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTATION RATES;

RIVERS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CEREAL; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FOOD SECURITY; IRRIGATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RESERVOIR; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL EROSION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TERRITORY; VOLUME; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

CENTRAL ASIA; UZBEKISTAN;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84872845039     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1802-0     Document Type: Article

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