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18 Jan 2017
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High-amplitude lake-level changes in tectonically active Lake Issyk-Kul (Kyrgyzstan) revealed by high-resolution seismic reflection data
Andrea Catalina Gebhardt
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 27576 Bremerhaven, Germany
Lieven Naudts
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Operational Directorate Natural Environment (RBINS–OD Nature),
8400 Ostend, Belgium
Renard Centre of Marine Geology, Universiteit Gent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Lies De Mol
Renard Centre of Marine Geology, Universiteit Gent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Jan Klerkx
International Bureau for Environmental Studies (IBES), 1090 Brussels, Belgium
Kanatbek Abdrakhmatov
Kyrgyz Institute of Seismology, Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan
Edward R. Sobel
Institut für Erd- und Umweltwissenschaften, International Universität Potsdam, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
Marc De Batist
Renard Centre of Marine Geology, Universiteit Gent, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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Short summary
Seismic profiles from the western and eastern deltas of Lake Issyk-Kul were used to identify lake-level changes of up to 400 m. Seven stratigraphic sequences were identified, each containing a series of delta lobes that were formed during former lake-level stillstands. Lake-level fluctuations point to significant changes in the strength and position of the Siberian High and the mid-latitude Westerlies. Their interplay is responsible for the amount of moisture that reaches this area.
Seismic profiles from the western and eastern deltas of Lake Issyk-Kul were used to identify...
