INTEGRATING MULTI-SCALE DATA FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF WATER AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY IN THE KHARAA - ORKHON - SELENGA RIVER SYSTEM
https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2014-7-3-40-49
Abstract
The environmental and socio-enonomic impacts of water pollution are particularly severe in regions with relatively limited water resources [WWAP, 2012]. Water quantity and quality are closely interlinked aspects which are relevant for surface water ecology, water use, and integrated management approaches. However, an intensive monitoring of both is usually prohibitive for very large areas, particularly if it includes the investigation of underlying processes and causes. For the Kharaa - Orkhon - Selenga River system, this paper combines results from the micro (experimental plots, individual point data), meso (Kharaa River Basin) and macro (Selenge River Basin) scales. On the one hand, this integration allows an interpretation of existing data on surface water quantity and quality in a wider context. On the other hand, it empirically underpins the complimentary character of intensive monitoring in selected model regions with more extensive monitoring in larger areas.
About the Authors
Daniel Karthe
Department of Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis and Management, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Magdeburg, Germany
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nikolay S. Kasimov
Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey R. Chalov
Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Galina L. Shinkareva
Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Marcus Malsy
Center for Environmental Systems Research, Kassel University, Kassel, Germany
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lucas Menzel
Department of Hydrogeography and Climatology, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Philipp Theuring
Department of Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis and Management, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Magdeburg, Germany
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Melanie Hartwig
Department of Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis and Management, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Magdeburg, Germany
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Christian Schweitzer
Department of Computational Landscape Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Jürgen Hofmann
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB), Department Ecohydrology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Jörg Priess
Department of Computational Landscape Ecology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mikhail Lychagin
Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Karthe D., Kasimov N.S., Chalov S.R., Shinkareva G.L., Malsy M., Menzel L., Theuring P., Hartwig M., Schweitzer C., Hofmann J., Priess J., Lychagin M. INTEGRATING MULTI-SCALE DATA FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF WATER AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY IN THE KHARAA - ORKHON - SELENGA RIVER SYSTEM. GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY. 2014;7(3):65-86. https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2014-7-3-40-49
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