TY - JOUR
T1 - Estimation of water storage changes in small endorheic lakes in Northern Kazakhstan
AU - Yapiyev, Vadim
AU - Samarkhanov, Kanat
AU - Tulegenova, Nazym
AU - Jumassultanova, Saltanat
AU - Verhoef, Anne
AU - Saidaliyeva, Zarina
AU - Umirov, Nursultan
AU - Sagintayev, Zhanay
AU - Namazbayeva, Assel
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported under the target program No. 0115RK03041 “Research and development in the fields of energy efficiency and energy saving, renewable energy sources, and environmental protection for years 2014–2016” from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. This research was partly supported under the target program No. BR05236529 “Complex ecosystem assessment of Shuchinsk-Borovoye resort area through the environmental pressure evaluation for the purposes of sustainable use of recreational potential” from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. We also would like to acknowledge the support from the project, “Climate Change, Water Resources and Food Security in Kazakhstan” (CCKAZ) funded by the United Kingdom's Newton Fund Institutional Links Programme (Grant No. 172722855). This research was also supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1603242), the USAID PEER, UK Royal Academy of Engineering through the Industry Academia Partnership Program and Nazarbayev University. We also would like to thank engineer Vladimir Novokhatskiy for assistance in installation and maintenance of the equipment. We acknowledge the contributions from Anara Kassymbekova, Marzhan Baigaliyeva, Dauren Zhumabayev, Daniyar Malgazhdar, Damira Abudanash and Nurlan Ongdas in data collection at an early stage of the work.
Funding Information:
This research was supported under the target program No. 0115RK03041 “Research and development in the fields of energy efficiency and energy saving, renewable energy sources, and environmental protection for years 2014–2016” from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan . This research was partly supported under the target program No. BR05236529 “Complex ecosystem assessment of Shuchinsk-Borovoye resort area through the environmental pressure evaluation for the purposes of sustainable use of recreational potential” from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. We also would like to acknowledge the support from the project, “Climate Change, Water Resources and Food Security in Kazakhstan” (CCKAZ) funded by the United Kingdom's Newton Fund Institutional Links Programme (Grant No. 172722855 ). This research was also supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( U1603242 ), the USAID PEER , UK Royal Academy of Engineering through the Industry Academia Partnership Program and Nazarbayev University . We also would like to thank engineer Vladimir Novokhatskiy for assistance in installation and maintenance of the equipment. We acknowledge the contributions from Anara Kassymbekova, Marzhan Baigaliyeva, Dauren Zhumabayev, Daniyar Malgazhdar, Damira Abudanash and Nurlan Ongdas in data collection at an early stage of the work.
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/1
Y1 - 2019/1
N2 - Both climate change and anthropogenic activities contribute to the deterioration of terrestrial water resources and ecosystems worldwide, with Central Asia and its endorheic lakes being among the most severely affected. We used a digital elevation model, bathymetry maps and Landsat images to estimate the areal water cover extent and volumetric storage changes for eleven small terminal lakes in Burabay National Nature Park (BNNP) in Northern Kazakhstan from 1986 to 2016. Based on the analysis of hydrometeorological observations, lake water balance, lake evaporation and Budyko equations, driven by gridded climate and global atmospheric reanalysis datasets, we evaluate the impact of historical climatic conditions on the water balance of the BNNP lake catchments. The total surface water area of the BNNP lakes decreased by around 7% for that period, mainly due to a reduction in the extent of three main lakes. In contrast, for some smaller lakes, the surface area increased. Overall, we attribute the decline of the BNNP lakes’ areal extent and volume to the prolonged periods of water balance deficit when lake evaporation exceeded precipitation. However, during the most recent years (2013–2016) precipitation increased and the BNNP lake levels stabilized.
AB - Both climate change and anthropogenic activities contribute to the deterioration of terrestrial water resources and ecosystems worldwide, with Central Asia and its endorheic lakes being among the most severely affected. We used a digital elevation model, bathymetry maps and Landsat images to estimate the areal water cover extent and volumetric storage changes for eleven small terminal lakes in Burabay National Nature Park (BNNP) in Northern Kazakhstan from 1986 to 2016. Based on the analysis of hydrometeorological observations, lake water balance, lake evaporation and Budyko equations, driven by gridded climate and global atmospheric reanalysis datasets, we evaluate the impact of historical climatic conditions on the water balance of the BNNP lake catchments. The total surface water area of the BNNP lakes decreased by around 7% for that period, mainly due to a reduction in the extent of three main lakes. In contrast, for some smaller lakes, the surface area increased. Overall, we attribute the decline of the BNNP lakes’ areal extent and volume to the prolonged periods of water balance deficit when lake evaporation exceeded precipitation. However, during the most recent years (2013–2016) precipitation increased and the BNNP lake levels stabilized.
KW - Burabay
KW - Central Asia
KW - Climate change
KW - Endorheic
KW - Evaporation
KW - Kazakhstan
KW - Lake
KW - Landsat
KW - Semi-arid
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.09.008
DO - 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2018.09.008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85054092296
SN - 0140-1963
VL - 160
SP - 42
EP - 55
JO - Journal of Arid Environments
JF - Journal of Arid Environments
ER -