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Preface
The resilience of soil resources in Central Asia is one of the main problems in the
context of climate change. Central Asia is included in the list of regions that are very
vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Climatic factors largely control
rainfall erosivity and soil erosion. Consequently, changes in precipitation can affect
the spatial distribution of soil. Climate change is expected to affect erosivity in
Central Asia and other regions of the world.
The relationship between precipitation characteristics and erosion has been
established. It is essential to know the temporal and spatial differences of erosion
from rainfall erosivity. Therefore, it makes sense to interpret whether the tendency
to reduce precipitation, for the historical and future climate in Central Asia, will
have consequences for the erosive power of precipitation. The spatial and temporal
projection of future rainfall erosivity in a changing climate in Central Asia has not
been studied. Assessing the rainfall erosivity and its consequences can assist specialists and researchers express best practices for soil conservation. The result of
this type of research is all-encompassing and may reflect the normal variations in
other parts of the world (e.g., the arid and semi-arid regions) and not inherently be
limited to the field of research.
The main purpose of this book is to analyse the climate change influence on
rainfall erosivity and soil erosion across Central Asia. This will be achieved primarily using the RUSLE model with past and future climate projections, spatiotemporal
variations of rainfall erosivity and soil erosion based on WorldClim and Coupled
Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) climate models (for Central Asia
and separately Kazakhstan).
The book is mainly addressed to scientists and researchers whose studies have
focused on studying the climate change, rainfall erosivity and soil erosion, as well
Preface
The resilience of soil resources in Central Asia is one of the main problems in the
context of climate change. Central Asia is included in the list of regions that are very
vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Climatic factors largely control
rainfall erosivity and soil erosion. Consequently, changes in precipitation can affect
the spatial distribution of soil. Climate change is expected to affect erosivity in
Central Asia and other regions of the world.
The relationship between precipitation characteristics and erosion has been
established. It is essential to know the temporal and spatial differences of erosion
from rainfall erosivity. Therefore, it makes sense to interpret whether the tendency
to reduce precipitation, for the historical and future climate in Central Asia, will
have consequences for the erosive power of precipitation. The spatial and temporal
projection of future rainfall erosivity in a changing climate in Central Asia has not
been studied. Assessing the rainfall erosivity and its consequences can assist specialists and researchers express best practices for soil conservation. The result of
this type of research is all-encompassing and may reflect the normal variations in
other parts of the world (e.g., the arid and semi-arid regions) and not inherently be
limited to the field of research.
The main purpose of this book is to analyse the climate change influence on
rainfall erosivity and soil erosion across Central Asia. This will be achieved primarily using the RUSLE model with past and future climate projections, spatiotemporal
variations of rainfall erosivity and soil erosion based on WorldClim and Coupled
Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) climate models (for Central Asia
and separately Kazakhstan).
The book is mainly addressed to scientists and researchers whose studies have
focused on studying the climate change, rainfall erosivity and soil erosion, as well