Present-day exogenic processes in the Aral region of Kazakhstan

Abstract

As a result of long-term geological and geomorphological studies three groups of the present-day relief-forming processes have been distinguished, namely: A - natural, unaffected, B - natural, affected by human activity, and C - man-induced ones, the author's attention being focused on the latter. Space images data used along with field observations permitted to develop a classification of the man-induced processes and to define keys to their identification on the space images with a view to mapping.