Impact of Climate Change on the Cryosphere of the Ugam Chatkal National Park, Bostonliq District, Uzbekistan, During the Post-Soviet Period, Based on Remote Sensing and Statistical Analysis

The cryosphere, including glaciers, snow cover, and ice sheets, plays a crucial role in global climate regulation. Therefore, monitoring is crucial for understanding climate dynamics at both regional and global scales. According to scientists studying global climate change, Central Asia is vulnerabl...

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Main Authors: Bokhir Alikhanov, Bakhtiyor Pulatov, Luqmon Samiev
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Published: Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta 2024-09-01
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description The cryosphere, including glaciers, snow cover, and ice sheets, plays a crucial role in global climate regulation. Therefore, monitoring is crucial for understanding climate dynamics at both regional and global scales. According to scientists studying global climate change, Central Asia is vulnerable to global temperature increases. However, research aimed at analyzing the impact of climate change on the regional cryosphere is lacking. This study investigated the impact of climate change on the cryosphere of the Ugam Chatkal National Park in Uzbekistan's Bostonliq District, focusing on the period following the dissolution of the Soviet Union (1991–2022). This study used remote sensing data and statistical analyses, such as the Mann–Kendall test and Sen's slope calculations, to evaluate trends in snow and ice cover, glacier extent, and vegetation health. Key indices, such as normalized difference vegetation index, normalized difference snow index, normalized difference glacier index, and normalized difference snow-ice index, were used to measure the mean values of these environmental parameters. The findings indicate a significant decrease in snow/ice cover (slope =-0.0048, tau =-0.193), underscoring the profound effects of climate warming on the region's water resources and ecological balance. The analysis highlights the urgency of implementing adaptive management strategies to mitigate these impacts, ensure the sustainability of water supply, and preserve biodiversity in Central Asia's vulnerable mountain ecosystems.
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spelling doaj-art-ecc7729f9e664d468f42fe7d32fba3082025-08-20T03:08:36ZengUniversitas Muhammadiyah SurakartaForum Geografi0852-06822460-39452024-09-0138330231610.23917/forgeo.v38i3.44054421Impact of Climate Change on the Cryosphere of the Ugam Chatkal National Park, Bostonliq District, Uzbekistan, During the Post-Soviet Period, Based on Remote Sensing and Statistical AnalysisBokhir Alikhanov0Bakhtiyor Pulatov1Luqmon Samiev2Research Institute of Environment and Nature Conservation Technologies, Ministry of Ecology, Environmental protection and Climate change, Tashkent 100043Research Institute of Environment and Nature Conservation Technologies, Ministry of Ecology, Environmental protection and Climate change, Tashkent 100043Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers, National Research University, Tashkent 100000The cryosphere, including glaciers, snow cover, and ice sheets, plays a crucial role in global climate regulation. Therefore, monitoring is crucial for understanding climate dynamics at both regional and global scales. According to scientists studying global climate change, Central Asia is vulnerable to global temperature increases. However, research aimed at analyzing the impact of climate change on the regional cryosphere is lacking. This study investigated the impact of climate change on the cryosphere of the Ugam Chatkal National Park in Uzbekistan's Bostonliq District, focusing on the period following the dissolution of the Soviet Union (1991–2022). This study used remote sensing data and statistical analyses, such as the Mann–Kendall test and Sen's slope calculations, to evaluate trends in snow and ice cover, glacier extent, and vegetation health. Key indices, such as normalized difference vegetation index, normalized difference snow index, normalized difference glacier index, and normalized difference snow-ice index, were used to measure the mean values of these environmental parameters. The findings indicate a significant decrease in snow/ice cover (slope =-0.0048, tau =-0.193), underscoring the profound effects of climate warming on the region's water resources and ecological balance. The analysis highlights the urgency of implementing adaptive management strategies to mitigate these impacts, ensure the sustainability of water supply, and preserve biodiversity in Central Asia's vulnerable mountain ecosystems.https://journals2.ums.ac.id/index.php/fg/article/view/4405cryosphereuzbekistanndsiremote sensingclimate change
spellingShingle Bokhir Alikhanov
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Luqmon Samiev
Impact of Climate Change on the Cryosphere of the Ugam Chatkal National Park, Bostonliq District, Uzbekistan, During the Post-Soviet Period, Based on Remote Sensing and Statistical Analysis
Forum Geografi
cryosphere
uzbekistan
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remote sensing
climate change
title Impact of Climate Change on the Cryosphere of the Ugam Chatkal National Park, Bostonliq District, Uzbekistan, During the Post-Soviet Period, Based on Remote Sensing and Statistical Analysis
title_full Impact of Climate Change on the Cryosphere of the Ugam Chatkal National Park, Bostonliq District, Uzbekistan, During the Post-Soviet Period, Based on Remote Sensing and Statistical Analysis
title_fullStr Impact of Climate Change on the Cryosphere of the Ugam Chatkal National Park, Bostonliq District, Uzbekistan, During the Post-Soviet Period, Based on Remote Sensing and Statistical Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Impact of Climate Change on the Cryosphere of the Ugam Chatkal National Park, Bostonliq District, Uzbekistan, During the Post-Soviet Period, Based on Remote Sensing and Statistical Analysis
title_short Impact of Climate Change on the Cryosphere of the Ugam Chatkal National Park, Bostonliq District, Uzbekistan, During the Post-Soviet Period, Based on Remote Sensing and Statistical Analysis
title_sort impact of climate change on the cryosphere of the ugam chatkal national park bostonliq district uzbekistan during the post soviet period based on remote sensing and statistical analysis
topic cryosphere
uzbekistan
ndsi
remote sensing
climate change
url https://journals2.ums.ac.id/index.php/fg/article/view/4405
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