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Precipitation in the mountains of Central Asia: isotopic composition and source regions
Zarina Saidaliyeva
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AB, UK
Maria Shahgedanova
Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AB, UK
Vadim Yapiyev
Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AB, UK
School of Mining and Geosciences, Nazarbayev University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
Andrew John Wade
Department of Geography and Environmental Science, University of Reading, Reading, RG6 6AB, UK
Fakhriddin Akbarov
Centre of Glacial Geology, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Tashkent, 100164, Uzbekistan
Mukhammed Esenaman uulu
Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences, Bishkek, 720027, Kyrgyzstan
Olga Kalashnikova
Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences, Bishkek, 720027, Kyrgyzstan
Vassiliy Kapitsa
Central Asian Regional Glaciological Centre under the auspices of UNESCO, Almaty, 050010, Kazakhstan
Nikolay Kasatkin
Central Asian Regional Glaciological Centre under the auspices of UNESCO, Almaty, 050010, Kazakhstan
Ilkhomiddin Rakhimov
Institute of Water Problems, Hydropower and Ecology, Dushanbe, 734025, Tajikistan
Rysbek Satylkanov
Tien Shan High Mountain Research Center, Bishkek, 720033, Kyrgyzstan
Daniiar Sayakbaev
Tien Shan High Mountain Research Center, Bishkek, 720033, Kyrgyzstan
Eleonora Semakova
Ulugh Beg Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, 100052, Uzbekistan
Igor Severskiy
Central Asian Regional Glaciological Centre under the auspices of UNESCO, Almaty, 050010, Kazakhstan
Maxim Petrov
Centre of Glacial Geology, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Tashkent, 100164, Uzbekistan
Gulomjon Umirzakov
National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, 100174, Uzbekistan
Hydrometeorological Research Institute, Tashkent, 100052, Uzbekistan
Ryskul Usubaliev
Central Asian Institute for Applied Geosciences, Bishkek, 720027, Kyrgyzstan
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Ratios of stable isotopes of oxygen and hydrogen in precipitation are used to trace source regions and pathways of atmospheric moisture. A database of these measurements was developed for the mountains of Central Asia and analysed in the context of atmospheric trajectories. Over 50 % of precipitation was formed from moisture re-evaporated from regional terrestrial sources including the irrigated land in the Aral Sea basin, highlighting its support of the water tower function of the mountains.
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