The world’s largest heliothermal lake newly formed in the Aral Sea basin

The Aral Sea desiccation is one of the worst aquatic ecological disasters of the last century, important for understanding the worldwide trends to degradation of arid lakes under water use and climate change. Formerly the fourth largest lake worldwide, the Aral Sea has lost ∼90% of its water since t...

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Main Authors: Alexander S Izhitskiy, Georgiy B Kirillin, Igor V Goncharenko, Abilgazy K Kurbaniyazov, Peter O Zavialov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac2d66