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Dynamic Geomorphology of the Amu Darya Basin in Afghanistan: A Study of Physiography, Basin Erosion, and Channel Development
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Amu Darya, physiography, basin denudation, sedimentation, water resource, conservation, sustainable developmentAbstract
The morphological dynamics of rivers are motivated by way of a number of things, including floodplain sedimentation, channel migration, sediment transport, and hydrodynamics. A considerable information of the complicated dynamics of river structures is important to layout river initiatives which can be sustainable and environmentally conscious. Implementing thorough river control plans that include hydraulic infrastructure and ecological restoration projects is important to overcoming these boundaries. This solution will effectively manipulate competing needs for water resources whilst ensuring the preservation of the location's herbal heritage. In the cease, this study affords essential new understandings of the complex interactions between hydrological patterns, human hobby, and geological procedures within the Amu Darya Basin. The application of sustainable land control and water useful resource making plans in Afghanistan might be appreciably impacted with the aid of those findings. Afghanistan has a lot of freshwaters because the Hindu Kush Mountains receive a significant quantity of precipitation. An estimated 75 billion cubic meters of potential water resources, consisting of 57 billion cubic meters of surface water and 18 billion cubic meters of groundwater, are found in Afghanistan. The Amu Darya, Northern River Basin, Helmand River Basin, Harirud-Marghab River Basin, and Kabul River Basin make up the Indus River Basin, which provides around two-thirds of Afghanistan's freshwater resources. All of Afghanistan's rivers, with the exception of the Northern River, flow across international borders into neighboring countries. The distribution of water from the Amu Darya River was subject to limitations imposed by the USSR, which was previously known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The majority of the water is used mostly for farming. Protocol 566, formally ratified by the former USSR, allowed the transfer of water from the Amu Darya River to the four Central Asian Republics (CARs) of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and the Kyrgyz Republic. By investigating the bodily functions of the basin, which includes land erosion and channel development, this looks at seeks to enhance our understanding of the landscape evolution of the basin. Our intention is to improve our information of the landforms, tectonic activity history, and the consequences of climate change inside the region by utilizing geological studies and facts from faraway sensing.
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Ahmadi, J. (2024). Dynamic Geomorphology of the Amu Darya Basin in Afghanistan: A Study of Physiography, Basin Erosion, and Channel Development. Sprin Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, 3(5), 48–52. https://doi.org/10.55559/sjahss.v3i5.313
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