Hammadas of the Southern Issyk-Kul region

Abstract

The paper discusses results of experiments carried out on a hammada surface in the Issyk-Kul region. The results are as follows: 1) the bare surface is actively eroded during the first year after exposure, the process being reduced after the surface having been covered with debris, crust or vegetation; 2) the hammada under study is in stabilized state which is highly resistant to any disturbance; when the surface is broken various accelerated processes begin to act which restore the equilibrium in short time.