Lake Issyk-Kul: Its Natural EnvironmentJ. Klerx, Beishen Imanackunov Springer Science & Business Media, 6 de des. 2012 - 286 pàgines Lake Issyk-Kul is a closed lake located in the Tien Shan mountain belt of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. It is the world's fifth deepest lake (668 m) and the second largest high altitude lake in the world (1607 m above sea level). The lake is affected by several environmental threats of both anthropogenic and natural origin: decline of the lake level resulting in progressively increasing salinity, incomplete vertical water exchange, and risk of contamination by past and present industrial activity. Although the lake has been intensively studied, the information is only available in unpublished reports or local scientific journals. This book presents for the first time to an international audience the main physical, chemical, biological and geological characteristics of the lake, the fruits of many years of observations, complemented by recent results of international projects. Case studies of similar problems in other parts of the world are presented, together with ethical aspects of the environmental protection of the lake. |
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Wind | |
References | |
Using Transient Conservative and Environmental Tracers to Study Water Exchange inLake IssykKul 1 Introduction | |
Phytoplankton | |
The Use of Tracers to Study DeepWater Mixing in Lake Issyk | |
References | |
Balneal | |
Seismic hazard of IssykKul basin | |
Hydrochemistry of Lakes of Tajikistan | |
Fresh and saline lakes | |
Zooplankton | |
References | |
Pisces Fish | |
settlment | |
Discussion | |
Thermal regime | |
Methods | |
Preliminary Results from CTD Measurements | |
Conclusions | |
A Large HighAltitude Tectonic Lake | |
Introduction | |
General characteristics of Lake IssykKul | |
Geological setting | |
Methods and data | |
Morphology of the lake floor | |
Seismic profiles of the lake structure and infill | |
Interpretation of depositional environments | |
Lakelevel changes | |
The myth of the central basin collapse | |
Tectonic deformation of the basin interior | |
Conclusions | |
Acknowledgements | |
Materials and methods | |
Discussion | |
Active Tectonics and Seismic Hazard of the IssykKul Basin | |
Recent structure of the IssykKul depression and active | |
Acknowledgement 6 References | |
The CaseofLake Tanganyika 1 Introduction | |
Control of the water budget of Lake Tanganyika | |
Monthly and annual mean stock variations | |
Monthly and annual mean precipitation rates over the lake and its catchment 5 Monthly and annual mean evaporation rates from the lake surface | |
Monthly and annual mean outflow via the Lukuga outlet | |
Monthly and annual mean runoff from the drainage basin | |
Monthly and annual mean water balance of Lake Tanganyika | |
Conclusion | |
References | |
Radon Studies for Investigation of Nuclear Waste Deposits and Natural Emissions 1 Introduction | |
Theoretical principles of soilgas prospecting | |
Mechanisms of gas migration | |
Gas migration from a repository | |
Soil gas sampling and analysis | |
References | |
Ecosystem Management Environmental Values and Lake Issyk | |
Conclusion | |
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