Vf. Krapivin et Gw. Phillips, A remote sensing-based expert system to study the Aral-Caspian aquageosystem water regime, REMOT SEN E, 75(2), 2001, pp. 201-215
Historical remote measurements are used for the synthesis of a complex Theo
ry-Information Model (TIM) describing the combined water regimes of the Ara
l-Caspian System (ACS) including the consideration of aquatic and climatic
natural processes. The problem of stabilizing the sea levels of these two w
ater bodies is modeled, and a solution is obtained through implementation o
f an expert system (including the TIM), remote measurements database, data
processing sub-block, surface cover recognition sub-block, and user interfa
ce. A set of scenarios to control the ACS water regime is investigated. The
role of remote sensing methods for the estimation of water balance compone
nts and synoptic situations is also evaluated. The results of this research
indicate that there is a regime for ACS water control under which it Is po
ssible to stabilize the Amb and Caspian Sea levels at their 1960 level with
in 10 to 12 years. This would be implemented by the transport of water from
the open portion of the Caspian Sea into saline lowlands and the Kara-Boga
z-Gol Gulf, located on its eastern shore, thus facilitating rapid evaporati
on followed by the movement of atmospheric moisture into the Aral Sea basin
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