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The isotopic and material composition of bottom deposits, examined in the Kara-Bogaz-Gol Gulf, Lake Issyk-Kul, and the Aral Sea, is considered. The obtained data are used to characterize variations in the regime of the water bodies in the Holocene.
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Ferronskii, V.I., Polyakov, V.A., Brezgunov, V.S. et al. Variations in the Hydrological Regime of Kara-Bogaz-Gol Gulf, Lake Issyk-Kul, and the Aral Sea Assessed Based on Data of Bottom Sediment Studies. Water Resources 30, 252–259 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023826011601
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