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Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa
CURRENT PROBLEMS IN REMOTE SENSING OF THE EARTH FROM SPACE

  

Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2012, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 219-227

The Turkmen Lake "Altyn Asyr": satellite monitoring of its construction

A.G. Kostianoy 1, I.S. Zonn 2, D.M. Solovyov 3
1 P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences, 36, Nakhimovsky Pr., Moscow, 117997, Russia
2 Engineering Scientific Production Center for Water Economy, Reclamation and Ecology «Soyuzvodproject», 43/1, build.1, Baumanskaya Str., Moscow, 105005, Russia
3 Marine Hydrophysical Institute, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2, Kapitanskaya Str., Sevastopol, 99011, Ukraine
This paper provides an overview of the construction of an artificial lake "Altyn Asyr" in Turkmenistan, and the results of satellite monitoring of its construction, which we started in July 2009. The lake is created in a natural Karashor Depression, located in the northwestern part of the country. The project is very important for agriculture and water resources of Turkmenistan, as the lake will gradually be filled with drainage waters, collected in the system of canals from irrigated lands of several velayats (provinces) of the country. This will reduce salinization of soils. Satellite monitoring is carried out using optical scanners of moderate resolution (250 m) MODIS-Terra and -Aqua, as well as of high resolution (20 m) - Landsat-5 (TM) и Landsat-7 (ETM+).
Keywords: Turkmenistan, Turkmen lake, Altyn Asyr, satellite monitoring, water resources, collector-drainage water
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