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Abramowski, U., A. Bergau, D. Seebach, R. Zech, B. Glaser, P. Sosin, P.W. Kubik, and W. Zech. 2006. Pleistocene glaciations of Central Asia: results from 10Be surface exposure ages of erratic boulders from the Pamir (Tajikistan), and the Alay-Turkestan range (Kyrgyzstan). Quaternary Science Reviews 25: 1080-1096. 

Aizen, E.M., V.B Aizen, and J.M. Melack. 1996. Precipitation, melt and runoff in the northern Tien Shan. Journal of Hydrology 186: 229-251.

Aizen, E.M., V.B., Aizen, and J.M. Melack. 2000. Heat exchange during snow ablation in plains and mountains of Eurasia. Journal of Geophysical Research 105 (D22): 27,013-27,022.

Aizen, E.M., V.B. Aizen, J.M. Melack, T. Kakamura, and T. Ohta. 2001. Precipitation and atmospheric circulation patterns at mid-latitudes of Asia. International Journal of Climatology 21: 535-556.

Aizen, V.B, E. Aizen, J. Melack, and T. Martma. 1996. Isotopic measurements of precipitation on central Asian glaciers (southeastern Tibet, northern Himalayas, central Tien Shan). Journal of Geophysical Research 101 (D4): 9184-9196.

Aizen, V.B., E.M. Aizen, J.M. Melack, and J. Dozier. 1997. Climatic and Hydrologic Changes in the Tien Shan, Central Asia. Journal of Climate 10 (6): 1393-1404. 

Aizen, V.B., E.M. Aizen, J. Dozier, J.M. Melack, D.D. Sexton, and V.N. Nesteron. 1997. Glacier regime of the highest Tien Shan mountain, Pobeda-Khan Tengry massif. Journal of Glaciology 13 (145): 503-512.

Aizen, V.B., E.M. Aizen, and J.M. Melack. 1997. Snow Distribution and Melt in Central Tien Shan, Susamir Valley. Arctic and Alpine Research 29 (4): 403-413.

Aizen, V., E. Aizen, G. Glazirin, and H.A. Loaiciga. 2000. Simulation of daily runoff in Central Asian alpine watersheds. Journal of Hydrology 238: 15-34.

Aizen, V.B., E.M. Aizen, J.M. Melack, K.J. Kreutz, and L.D. Cecil. 2004. Associations between atmospheric circulation patterns and firn-ice core records from the Inilchek glacierized area, central Tien Shan. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 109(D8): 1-18.

Aizen, V.B., E.M. Aizen, and V.A. Kuzmichenok. 2007. Geo-informational simulation of possible changes in Central Asian water resources. Global and Planetary Change 56: 341-358.

Aizen, V.B., V.A. Kuzmichenok, A.B. Surazakov, E.M. Aizen. 2007. Glacier changes in the Tien Shan as determined from topographic and remotely sensed data. Global and Planetary Change 56: 328-340.

Barnett, T.P., L. Dumenil, V. Schlese, E. Roeckner, and M. Latif. 1989. The effect of Eurasian snow cover on regional and global climate variations. Journal of Atmospheric Science 46:661-685.
Boomer, I., N. Aladin, I. Plotnikov, and R. Whatley. 2000. The paleolimnology of the Aral Sea: a review. Quaternary Science Reviews 19: 1259-1278.

Cao, M.S. 1998. Detection of abrupt changes in glacier mass balance in the Tien Shan Mountains. Journal of Glaciology 44 (147): 352-358.

Wang, N., K. Jiao, Z. Li, Z. Jing, and T. Han. 2004. Recent accelerated shrinkage of Ürümqi Glacier No. 1, Tien Shan, China.  Journal of Glaciology 50 (170): 464-466.

Corti, S., F. Molteni, and C. Branković. 2000. Predictability of snow-depth anomalies over Eurasia and associated patterns. Quaternary Journal Review Meteorology Society 126: 241-262.

Crosa, G., J. Froebrich, V. Nikolayenko, F. Stefani, P. Galli, and D. Calamari. 2006. Spatial and seasonal variations in the water quality of the Amu Darya River (Central Asia). Water Research 40: 2237-2245.

Dahe, Q., L. Shiyin, and L. Peiji. 2006. Snow cover distribution, variability, and response to climate change in western China. Journal of Climate 19 (9): 1820-1834.

Ginzburg, A.I., A.G. Kostianoy, N.A. Sheremet. 2003. Thermal regime of the Aral Sea in the modern period (1982-2000) as revealed by satellite data. Journal of Marine Systems 43: 19-30.

Hahn, D. and J. Shukla. 1976. An apparent relationship between Eurasian snow cover and Indian monsoon rainfall. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 33 (12): 2461-2462.

He, Y., Z. Zhang, W.H. Theakstone, T. Chen, T. Yao, and H. Pang. 2003. Changing features of the climate and glaciers in China’s monsoonal temperate glacial region. Journal of Geophysical Research 108 (D17): 4530.

Hurrel, J.W. and H. van Loon. 1997. Decadal variations in climate associated with the North Atlantic Oscillation. Climatic Change 36: 301-326.

Khan, V.M., R.M. Vilfand, and P.O. Zaialov. 2004. Long-term variability of air temperature in the Aral Sea region. Journal of Marine Systems 47: 25-33.

Khromova, T.E., M.B. Dyurgerov, and R.B. Barry. 2003. Late-twentieth century changes in glacier extent in the Ak-Shirak Range, Central Asia, determined from historical data and ASTER imagery. Geophysical research letters 30 (16): 1863.

Khormova, T.E., G.B. Osipova, D.G. Tsvetkov, M.B. Dyurgerov, and R.G. Barry. 2006. Changes in glacier extent in the eastern Pamir, Central Asia, determined from historical data and ASTER imagery. Remote Sensing of Environment 102: 24-32.

Kreutz, K.J., V.B. Aizen, L.D. Cecil, and C.P. Wake. 2001. Oxygen isotopic and soluble ionic composition of a shallow firn core, Inilchek glacier, central Tien Shan. Journal of Glaciology 47 (159): 549-554.

Kreutz, K.J., C.P. Wake, V.B. Aizen, D. Cecil, and H. Synal. 2003. Seasonal deuterium excess in a Tien Shan ice core: Influence of moisture transport and recycling in Central Asia. Geophysical Research Letters 30 (18):

Kripalani, R.H., A. Kulkarni, S.S. Sabade, and M.L. Khandekar. 2003. Indian Monsoon Variability in a Global Warming Scenario. Natural Hazards 29: 189-206. 

Liu, C. and H. Tianding. 1992. Relation between recent glacier variations and climate in the Tien Shan Mountains, Central Asia. Annals of Glaciology 16: 11-16.

Liu, X. and M. Yanai. 2001. Relationship between the Indian monsoon rainfall and the tropospheric temperature over the Eurasian continent. Royal Meteorological Society 127: 909-937.

Liu, X. and M. Yanai. 2002. Influence of Eurasian spring snow cover on Asian summer rainfall. International Journal of Climatology 22: 1075-1089.

Marchenko, S.S., A.P. Gorbunov, and V.E. Romanovsky. 2007. Permafrost warming in the Tien Shan Mountains, Central Asia. Global and Planetary Change 56: 311-327.

May, W. 2004. Potential future changes in the Indian summer monsoon due to greenhouse warming: analysis of mechanisms in a global time-slice experiment. Climate Dynamics 22: 389-414.

Morril, C., J.T. Overpeck, and J.E. Cole. 2003. A synthesis of abrupt changes in the Asian summer monsoon since the last degradation. The Holocene 13: 465-476.

Narama, C. 2002. Late Holocene variation of the Raigorodskogo Glacier and climate change in the Pamir-Alai, Central Asia. Catena 48: 21-37. 

Nezlin, N.P., A.G. Kostianoy, S.A. Lebedev. 2004. Interannual variants of the discharge of Amu Darya and Syr Darya estimated from global atmospheric precipitation. Journal of Marine Systems 47: 67-75.

Nezlin, N.P., A.G. Kostianoy, B. Li. 2005. Inter-annual variability and interaction of remote-sensed vegetation index and atmospheric precipitation in the Aral Sea region. Journal of Arid Environments 63: 677-700.

Peneva, E.L., E.V. Stanev, S.V. Stanychni, A. Salokhiddinov, and G. Stulina. 2004. The recent evolution of the Aral Sea level and water properties: analysis of satellite, gauge, and hydrometeorological data. Journal of Marine Systems 47: 11-24.

Schiemann, R., M.G. Glazirina, C. Schär. 2007. On the relationship between the Indian summer monsoon and river flow in the Aral Sea basin. Geophysical Research Letters 34 (5): L05706.

Schotterer, U., K. Fröhlich, H.W. Gäggeler, S. Sandjordj, and W. Stichler. 1997. Isotope records from Mongolian and alpine ice cores as climate indicators. Climate Change 36: 519-530.

Schuster, R. 2004. Usoi landslide dam and Lak Sarez, Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan. Environmental and Engineering Geoscience 10(2): 151-168.

Sirjacobs, D., M. Gre´goire, E. Delhez, J.C.J. Nihoul. 2004. Influence of the Aral Sea negative water balance on its seasonal circulation patterns: use of a 3D hydrodynamic model. Journal of Marine Systems 47: 51-66.

Small, E.E., F. Giorgi, and L.C. Sloan. 1999. Regional climate model simulation of precipitation in central Asia: Mean and interannual variability. Journal of Geophysical Research 104 (D6): 6563-6582. 

Small, E.E., F. Giorgi, L.C. Sloan, and S. Hostetler. 2000. The Effects of Desiccation of Climate Change on the Hydrology of the Aral Sea. Journal of Climate 14: 300-322.

Small, E.E., L.C. Sloan, S. Hostetler, and F. Giorgi. Simulating the water balance of the Aral Sea with a coupled regional climate-lake model. Journal of Geophysical Research 104 (D6): 6583-6602.

Small, E.E., L.C. Sloan, and D. Nychka. 2001. Changes in surface air temperature caused by desiccation of the Aral Sea. Journal of Climate 14 (3): 284-299.

Smith, D.R. 1994. Change and variability in climate and ecosystem decline in Aral Sea basin deltas. Post-Soviet Geography 35: 142-165.

Solomina, O. 2000. Retreat of mountain glaciers of northern Eurasia since the Little Ice Age maximum. Annals of Glaciology 31: 26-30.

Sorrel, P., S.-M. Popescu, M.J. Head, J.P. Suc, S. Klotz, and H. Oberha¨nsli. 2006. Hydrographic development of the Aral Sea during the last 2000 years based on a quantitative analysis of dinoflagellate cysts. Paleogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 234: 304-327.

Sun, J., D. Qin, P.A. Mayewski, J.E. Dibb, S. Whitlow, Z. Li, and Q. Yang. 1998. Soluble species in aerosol and snow and their relationship at Glacer 1, Tien Shan, China. Journal of Geophysical Research 103 (D21): 28,021-28,028.

Thomspon, L.G., T. Yao, E. Mosley-Thompson, M.E. Davis, K.A. Henderson, and P.N. Lin. 2000. A high-resolution millennial record of South Asian Monsoon from Himalayan Ice Cores. Science 28: 1916-1919.  

Walsh, J.E. 1987. Large-scale effects of seasonal snow cover. IAHS Publication 166: 3-14.

Williams, J. 1975. The Influence of snow cover on the atmospheric circulation and its role in climate change: An anaylis based on the results from the NCAR Global Circulation Model. Journal of Applied Meteorology 14(2): 137-152.

Yao, T., L.G. Thompson, E. Mosely-Thompson, Y. Zhihong, Z. Xingping, and P. Lin. 1996. Climatological significance of δ18O in north Tibetan ice cores. Journal of Geophysical Research 101 (D23): 19,531-29,537.

Yao, T., V. Masson, J. Jouzel, M. Stievenard, S. Weizhen, and J. Keqin. 1999. Relationships between δ18O in precipitation and surface air temperature in the Urumqi River Basin, east Tienshan Mountains, China. Geophysical Research Letters 26 (23): 3473-3476.

Zavialov, P. 2005. Physical Oceanography of the Dying Aral Sea. Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing.