Diverting Soviet rivers
Some possible repercussions for the Arctic Ocean
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9219370 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Howard Cattle |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 140 |
| Pages | 485-498 |
| Publication date | 1985-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polar Record (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0032247400005933 |
| OpenAlex | W2044958141 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 20 |
Plans exist in the USSR to divert southward part of the flow of some northern Russian and Siberian rivers, notably the Northern Dvina, Pechora, Ob' and Yenisey, to alleviate water shortages in Central Asia, Kazakhstan and the Ukraine, and counter falling water levels in the Aral and Caspian Seas. Possible effects of diverting small and large amounts of river water away from the Arctic are discussed in the light of recent observations and modelling studies of Arctic basin hydrology and sea ice distribution. Current evidence suggests that small diversions planned to operate before the end of this century will have little effect on ocean circulation or sea ice distribution. Larger-scale diversions planned for the future might affect sea ice formation over the shelf regions of the Kara and Barents Seas, but are unlikely to have a major effect on circulation or sea ice distribution over the Arctic Ocean as a whole
Arctic · Arctic ice pack · Arctic sea ice decline · Central asia · Climatology · Current (fluid) · Drift ice · Geography · Physical geography · Sea ice · The arctic · Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics · Climate change and permafrost · Cryospheric studies and observations · Environmental Science · Geology · Oceanography
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2000 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |