Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2018, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 267-271
Formation of a new delta of Syr Darya
S.S. Shinkarenko
1, 2 , D.A. Solodovnikov
1 1 Volgograd State University, Volgograd, Russia
2 Federal Scientific Center of Agroecology, Complex Meliorations and Agroforestry RAS, Volgograd, Russia
Accepted: 28.03.2018
DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2018-15-2-267-271
Materials illustrating the current processes of delta formation in the Syr Darya estuary are presented in the work. At the end of the 20th century, the level of the Northern Aral Sea (the Small Aral Sea) tragically decreased, and the processes of the new Syr Darya delta formation simultaneously began. The Kokaralsky dam (built by 2005) allowed to intercept the Syr Darya flow and fill the Small Aral Sea to the design level of 42 m. Despite the receiving reservoir level raise, sediment runoff provided to increase the delta area. At the same time, the delta development processes have not been studied properly yet. The satellite imagery of Landsat SC allows to estimate the current changes in the Syr Darya delta part.
Keywords: Aral Sea, Syr Darya, Landsat, Delta, Berg Strait, satellite monitoring, Kokaral dam
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