Irrigation-Induced Environmental Changes around the Aral Sea: An Integrated View from Multiple Satellite Observations

The Aral Sea basin (ASB) is one of the most environmentally vulnerable regions to climate change and human activities. During the past 60 years, irrigation has greatly changed the water distribution and caused severe environmental issues in the ASB. Using remote sensing data, this study investigated...

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Main Authors: Jin, Qinjian, Wei, Jiangfeng, Yang, Zong-Liang, Lin, Peirong
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Global Change Science
Format: Article
Published: MDPI AG 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/115223