Published October 10, 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

About climate changes impact on the Kazakhstan pastures

  • 1. Gosudarstvennyj Nauchno-Proizvodstvennyj Tsentr Zemel'nykh Resursov i Zemleustrojstva Respubliki Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan)
  • 2. Kazakhskij Nauchno-Issledovatel'skij Inst. Monitoringa Okruzhayushchej Sredy i Klimata, Almaty (Kazakhstan)

Description

Assessment of arid pastures vulnerability situated under direct influence of regional climate change related with greenhouse effect is carried out on Northern Aral Sea area as example. Climate change variants calculated with future prospects for on Kazakhstan territory with use up-to-date models of GFDL (USA), CCCM (Canada) climate theory are used. Number of protective measures are proposed for mitigation of consequences of possible vulnerability of pastures during simultaneous impact of complex of anthropogenic and natural factors. (author)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Russian)
О влиянии изменений климата на пастбища Казахстана

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Gidrometeorologiya i ehkologiya
Journal Volume
3
Journal Issue
4
Series
14 refs., 3tabs.
Journal Page Range
p. 79-90
ISSN
1561-1132

INIS

Country of Publication
Kazakhstan
Country of Input or Organization
Kazakhstan
INIS RN
30016739
Subject category
S54: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES;
Descriptors DEI
ARID LANDS; CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATIC CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; KAZAKHSTAN; PASTURES; VULNERABILITY
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; MATHEMATICAL MODELS