Author(s)

L. Orlovsky, G. Tolkacheva, N. Orlovsky & B. Mamedov

Abstract

The Aral Sea Basin is considered as a region with increased rates of atmospheric air pollution by aerosols of arid origin. It is conditioned by the aridity of the climate and the presence of a great number of natural sources of aerosols emission to the atmosphere. The average annual number of days with dust storms varies from 20 to 67, while the maximum reaches up to 108-146 days with dust storms in separate years. The dusty and salty aerosol is the indispensable component and satellite of the dust storms in the region. The solonchaks (salty pans), secondary salinized irrigated lands and exposed bottom of the Aral Sea serve as natural source

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