TY - BOOK A1 - Bar, Julia T1 - Wasserkonflikte in Zentralasien : Akteure, Interessendisparitäten und Ansätze für die Entschärfung des regionalen Konfliktpotentials N2 - In vielen Ländern ist Wassermangel ein zentrales Problem. Die Politikwissenschaftlerin Julia Bar ist der Ansicht, dass diese Krise in politischem und gesellschaftlichem Unvermögen der beteiligten Akteure begründet ist. Am Beispiel Zentralasiens analysiert die Autorin das Konfliktpotenzial der Ressource Wasser anhand der zwischen- und innerstaatlichen Dimension. Es werden die Nutzungs- und Verteilungskonflikte um das Wasser in der Region sowie die Faktoren zur Verbesserung der nachhaltigen Wassernutzung untersucht. Als zentraler Lösungsansatz wird das Konzept des Integrierten Wasserressourcen-Managements behandelt und seine Anwendbarkeit in Bezug auf Zentralasien diskutiert. Die Autorin kommt zu dem Schluss, dass für die Etablierung eines nachhaltigen Ressourcennutzungssystems Kooperation und Konsensfindung der Akteure entscheidend sind. T3 - WeltTrends Thesis - 5 KW - Zentralasien KW - Wasser KW - Konfliktmanagement KW - Internationale Politik KW - Central Asia KW - Water KW - Conflict Management KW - International Relations Y1 - 2009 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-27688 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER - TY - GEN A1 - Berg, Andrea T1 - Dynastie oder Demokratie? : Die Personalisierung des Staates in Zentralasien T1 - Dynasty or democracy? : The personalisation of the state in Central Asia N2 - The increasing concentration of power in the hands of the presidential families in all Central Asian states led to the personalisation of the state during the last years. The presidents successfully established neo-patrimonial, authoritarian regimes with a high level of consolidation but without fulfilling the criterion of democracy. The article explores the strategies the presidents use to maintain their authority and discusses which political developments can be expected concerning the question of succession. KW - Zentralasien KW - Wechsel KW - Hybridstaaten KW - neopatrimoniale Regierungen KW - Central Asia KW - transition KW - hybrid states KW - neo-patrimonial regimes Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-47405 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bougeois, Laurie A1 - de Rafelis, Marc A1 - Reichart, Gert-Jan A1 - de Nooijer, Lennart J. A1 - Dupont-Nivet, Guillaume T1 - Mg/Ca in fossil oyster shells as palaeotemperature proxy, an example from the Palaeogene of Central Asia JF - Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology : an international journal for the geo-sciences N2 - Fossil oyster shells are well-suited to provide palaeotemperature proxies from geologic to seasonal timescales due to their ubiquitous occurrence from Triassic to Quaternary sediments, the seasonal nature of their shell growth and their relative strong resistance to post-mortem alteration. However, the common use to translate calcitic oxygen isotopes into palaeotemperatures is challenged by uncertainties in accounting for past seawater delta O-18, especially in shallow coastal environment where oysters calcify. In principle, the Mg/Ca ratio in oyster shells can provide an alternative palaeothermometer. Several studies provided temperature calibrations for this potential proxy based on modem species, nevertheless their application to palaeo-studies remains hitherto unexplored. Here, we show that past temperature variability in seawater can be obtained from Mg/Ca analyses from selected fossil oyster species and specimens. High-resolution Mg/Ca profiles, combined with delta O-18, were obtained along 41 fossil oyster shells of seven different species from the Palaeogene Proto-Paratethys sea (Central Asia) found in similar as well as different depositional age and environments providing comparison. Suitable Mg/Ca profiles, defined by continuous cyclicity and reproducibility within one shell, are found to be consistent for specimens of the same species but differ systematically between species, implying a dominant species-specific effect on the Mg/Ca signal. Two species studied here (Ostrea (Turkostrea) strictiplicata and Sokolowia buhsii) provide an excellent proxy for palaeoclimate reconstruction from China to Europe in Palaeogene marine sediments. More generally, the protocol developed here can be applied to identify other fossil oyster species suitable for palaeoclimate reconstructions. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. KW - Palaeoclimate KW - Oyster KW - Mg/Ca KW - Sclerochronology KW - Palaeogene KW - Central Asia Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.09.052 SN - 0031-0182 SN - 1872-616X VL - 441 SP - 611 EP - 626 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bougeois, Laurie A1 - Dupont-Nivet, Guillaume A1 - de Rafelis, Marc A1 - Tindall, Julia C. A1 - Proust, Jean-Noel A1 - Reichart, Gert-Jan A1 - de Nooijer, Lennart J. A1 - Guo, Zhaojie A1 - Ormukov, Cholponbelk T1 - Asian monsoons and aridification response to Paleogene sea retreat and Neogene westerly shielding indicated by seasonality in Paratethys oysters JF - Earth and planetary science letters N2 - Asian climate patterns, characterised by highly seasonal monsoons and continentality, are thought to originate in the Eocene epoch (56 to 34 million years ago - Ma) in response to global climate, Tibetan Plateau uplift and the disappearance of the giant Proto-Paratethys sea formerly extending over Eurasia. The influence of this sea on Asian climate has hitherto not been constrained by proxy records despite being recognised as a major driver by climate models. We report here strongly seasonal records preserved in annual lamina of Eocene oysters from the Proto-Paratethys with sedimentological and numerical data showing that monsoons were not dampened by the sea and that aridification was modulated by westerly moisture sourced from the sea. Hot and arid summers despite the presence of the sea suggest a strong anticyclonic zone at Central Asian latitudes and an orographic effect from the emerging Tibetan Plateau. Westerly moisture precipitating during cold and wetter winters appear to have decreased in two steps. First in response to the late Eocene (34-37 Ma) sea retreat; second by the orogeny of the Tian Shan and Pamir ranges shielding the westerlies after 25 Ma. Paleogene sea retreat and Neogene westerly shielding thus provide two successive mechanisms forcing coeval Asian desertification and biotic crises. KW - Eocene monsoon KW - aridification KW - Paratethys sea KW - Central Asia KW - seasonality KW - bivalves Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2017.12.036 SN - 0012-821X SN - 1385-013X VL - 485 SP - 99 EP - 110 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fitzsimmons, Kathryn E. A1 - Sprafke, Tobias A1 - Zielhofer, Christoph A1 - Günter, Christina A1 - Deom, Jean-Marc A1 - Sala, Renato A1 - Iovita, Radu T1 - Loess accumulation in the Tian Shan piedmont BT - Implications for palaeoenvironmental change in arid Central Asia JF - Quaternary international : the journal of the International Union for Quaternary Research N2 - Whilst correlations have been made between the loess of Europe and China, deposits in Central Asia have remained largely overlooked by scientific investigation. The nature of the relationship between loess accumulation and palaeoclimate at the core of the Eurasian loess belt is particularly poorly understood. Here we reconstruct palaeoenvironmental change in Central Asia over the last 40 ky based on data from the Remizovka loess profile, in the northern foothills of the Tian Shan in southern Kazakhstan. Our interpretations are based on synthesis of chronostratigraphic, colour and magnetic susceptibility data, supported by chronostratigraphies from two additional sites nearby, Maibulak and Valikhanova. All three sites record substantially increased loess accumulation during late MIS 3 into the global last glacial maximum (gLGM). At Remizovka, increased loess flux occurred in two pulses at c. 38-25 ka and 22-18 ka, with the intervening period involving incipient pedogenesis. At Maibulak, two loess pulses at c. 40-30 ka and c. 28-22 ka are separated by a weakly developed paleosol which may date to the same time as pedogenesis at Remizovka. There is additional possible periglacial influence at Maibulak from c. 40-33.5 ka. At Valikhanova, there is some age overlap between paleosol and loess samples, but overall loess accumulation appears to have increased at c. 42-35 ka, c. 30 ka and the gLGM, with pedogenesis occurring >40 ka and c. 32 ka. At all three sites, Holocene loess accumulation is minimal; this period is characterised by pedogenesis. The chronostratigraphic variability between our sites highlights a need to interrogate climate-driven models for loess formation in piedmont environments. We interpret our data in the context of regional palaeoenvironmental archives to indicate that loess accumulation increased coeval with MIS 3 glacial advance in the Tian Shan, which was facilitated by northward expansion of the Asian monsoon and associated increase in precipitation. We hypothesise that increased ice volume impeded teleconnections with the temperate zone westerlies to the north; these were compressed against the piedmont resulting in increased wind strength and facilitating increased loess flux. Peak loess accumulation during the gLGM occurred under colder, drier climatic conditions, with reduced but sustained glacial ice volume and persistent influence of the westerlies in the arid Central Asian piedmont loess belt. In the absence of more widespread, reliably dated palaeoenvironmental records from the region, our data become of critical importance for understanding past environmental conditions in Central Asia, relative to elsewhere in Eurasia and globally. KW - Loess KW - Central Asia KW - Tian Shan piedmont KW - Kazakhstan KW - Palaeoenvironmental reconstruction KW - luminescence dating Y1 - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2016.07.041 SN - 1040-6182 SN - 1873-4553 VL - 469 SP - 30 EP - 43 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford ER - TY - GEN A1 - Geiß, Paul Georg T1 - Regionalismus und Staatlichkeit in Turkmenistan T1 - Regionalism and statehood in Turkmenistan N2 - Regionalism in Central Asia is often identified with the dominance of tribal affiliations in politics. This classification, however, is problematic because it neglects the extent of social change under the Soviet rule. In Soviet Turkmenistan state structures were relatively strong. However, personal relations within the Communist party had preserved patrimonial elements within the state. The dissolution of the Soviet Union led to a stronger patrimonialization of authority relations. In Turkmenistan, this process led to an extreme form of a neo-patrimonial state due to the personal and arbitrary rule of its president Nijazov. KW - Zentralasien KW - Wechsel KW - neopatrimonialer Staat KW - Regionalismus KW - Central Asia KW - transition KW - neo-patrimonial state KW - regionalism Y1 - 2004 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11650 ER - TY - THES A1 - Klinnert, Anne T1 - Die Politik Deutschlands gegenüber Zentralasien T1 - The German foreign policy towards Central Asia N2 - Seit 1990 ist die vereinte, wieder souveräne Bundesrepublik Deutschland auf der Suche nach ihrer Rolle in der Welt. Auch die akademische Debatte um die Orientierung deutscher Außenpolitik und die ihr zugrundeliegenden Interessen hält seitdem an. In welchem Verhältnis stehen Normen und Werte einerseits und pragmatische, meist wirtschaftliche Interessen andererseits zueinander? Wie verhält sich die deutsche Außenpolitik zur europäischen? Beeinflusst oder dominiert die deutsche Position gar die europäische? Am Beispiel der deutschen Außenpolitik gegenüber den zentralasiatischen Staaten Kasachstan, Kirgisistan, Tadschikistan, Turkmenistan und Usbekistan werden diese Fragen diskutiert. N2 - Since 1990 the reunited and sovereign Federal Republic of Germany tries to define its role in the world. It is linked to an academic debate on the coherence of German foreign policy and underlying interests. How do norms and values on the one hand relate to pragmatic, primarily economic interests, on the other hand? How is the German foreign policy linked to the European one? Does the German position influences or even dominates the European orientation? These questions will be discussed using the example of the German foreign policy towards the Central Asian states Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. T3 - WeltTrends Thesis - 19 KW - Deutsche Außenpolitik KW - Europa KW - Zentralasien KW - German foreign policy KW - Europe KW - Central Asia Y1 - 2015 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-70548 SN - 978-3-86956-286-5 PB - Universitätsverlag Potsdam CY - Potsdam ER - TY - THES A1 - Kudriavtseva, Anna T1 - Interactions between tectonics, climate, and surface processes in the Kyrgyz Tian Shan N2 - During the Cenozoic, global cooling and uplift of the Tian Shan, Pamir, and Tibetan plateau modified atmospheric circulation and reduced moisture supply to Central Asia. These changes led to aridification in the region during the Neogene. Afterwards, Quaternary glaciations led to modification of the landscape and runoff. In the Issyk-Kul basin of the Kyrgyz Tian Shan, the sedimentary sequences reflect the development of the adjacent ranges and local climatic conditions. In this work, I reconstruct the late Miocene – early Pleistocene depositional environment, climate, and lake development in the Issyk-Kul basin using facies analyses and stable δ18O and δ13C isotopic records from sedimentary sections dated by magnetostratigraphy and 26Al/10Be isochron burial dating. Also, I present 10Be-derived millennial-scale modern and paleo-denudation rates from across the Kyrgyz Tian Shan and long-term exhumation rates calculated from published thermochronology data. This allows me to examine spatial and temporal changes in surface processes in the Kyrgyz Tian Shan. In the Issyk-Kul basin, the style of fluvial deposition changed at ca. 7 Ma, and aridification in the basin commenced concurrently, as shown by magnetostratigraphy and the δ18O and δ13C data. Lake formation commenced on the southern side of the basin at ca. 5 Ma, followed by a ca. 2 Ma local depositional hiatus. 26Al/10Be isochron burial dating and paleocurrent analysis show that the Kungey range to the north of the basin grew eastward, leading to a change from fluvial-alluvial deposits to proximal alluvial fan conglomerates at 5-4 Ma in the easternmost part of the basin. This transition occurred at 2.6-2.8 Ma on the southern side of the basin, synchronously with the intensification of the Northern Hemisphere glaciation. The paleo-denudation rates from 2.7-2.0 Ma are as low as long-term exhumation rates, and only the millennial-scale denudation rates record an acceleration of denudation. This work concludes that the growth of the ranges to the north of the basin led to creation of the topographic barrier at ca. 7 Ma and a subsequent aridification in the Issyk-Kul basin. Increased subsidence and local tectonically-induced river system reorganization on the southern side of the basin enabled lake formation at ca. 5 Ma, while growth of the Kungey range blocked westward-draining rivers and led to sediment starvation and lake expansion. Denudational response of the Kyrgyz Tian Shan landscape is delayed due to aridity and only substantial cooling during the late Quaternary glacial cycles led to notable acceleration of denudation. Currently, increased glacier reduction and runoff controls a more rapid denudation of the northern slope of the Terskey range compared to other ranges of the Kyrgyz Tian Shan. N2 - Während des Känozoikums veränderten die globale Abkühlung und die Hebung des Tian Shan, des Pamir und des tibetischen Plateaus die atmosphärische Zirkulation und verringerten die Feuchtigkeitszufuhr nach Zentralasien. Diese Veränderungen führten während des Neogens zur Aridifizierung der Region. Danach führten die Vergletscherungen des Quartärs zu einer Veränderung der Landschaft und des Abflusses. Im Issyk-Kul-Becken des kirgisischen Tian Shan spiegeln die Sedimentabfolgen die Entwicklung der angrenzenden Gebirgszüge und die lokalen klimatischen Bedingungen wider. In dieser Arbeit rekonstruiere ich die spätmiozäne bis frühpleistozäne Ablagerungsumgebung, das Klima und die Entwicklung der Seen im Issyk-Kul-Becken anhand von Faziesanalysen und stabilen δ18O- und δ13C-Isotopenaufzeichnungen aus Sedimentabschnitten, die durch Magnetostratigraphie und 26Al/10Be-Isochron-Bestattungsdaten datiert wurden. Außerdem präsentiere ich 10Be-abgeleitete moderne und paläo-Denudationsraten aus dem kirgisischen Tian Shan und langfristige Exhumierungsraten, die aus veröffentlichten thermochronologischen Daten berechnet wurden. So kann ich räumliche und zeitliche Veränderungen der Oberflächenprozesse im kirgisischen Tian Shan untersuchen. Im Issyk-Kul-Becken änderte sich der Stil der fluvialen Ablagerung bei ca. 7 Ma. Wie die Magnetostratigraphie und die δ18O- und δ13C-Daten zeigen, setzte gleichzeitig die Aridifizierung des Beckens ein. Die Bildung von Seen begann an der Südseite des Beckens bei ca. 5 Ma, gefolgt von einer lokalen Ablagerungspause von ca. 2 Ma. 26Al/10Be-Isochron-Vergrabungsdatierungen und Paläostromanalysen zeigen, dass das Kungey-Gebirge im Norden des Beckens nach Osten wuchs, was zu einem Übergang von fluvial-alluvialen Ablagerungen zu proximalen alluvialen Fächerkonglomeraten bei 5-4 Ma im östlichsten Teil des Beckens führte. Dieser Übergang vollzog sich um 2,6-2,8 Ma auf der Südseite des Beckens, zeitgleich mit der Intensivierung der Vergletscherung der nördlichen Hemisphäre. Die Paläo-Denudationsraten von 2,7-2,0 Ma sind so niedrig wie die langfristigen Exhumierungsraten, und nur die Denudationsraten auf der Jahrtausendskala zeigen eine Beschleunigung der Denudation. Diese Arbeit kommt zu dem Schluss, dass das Wachstum der Gebirgsketten im Norden des Beckens zur Entstehung der topografischen Barriere bei ca. 7 Ma und einer anschließenden Aridifizierung im Issyk-Kul-Becken führte. Eine verstärkte Absenkung und eine lokale tektonisch bedingte Umstrukturierung des Flusssystems auf der Südseite des Beckens ermöglichte die Bildung von Seen bei ca. 5 Ma, während das Wachstum des Kungey-Gebirges die nach Westen abfließenden Flüsse blockierte und zu einer Verknappung der Sedimente und einer Ausdehnung der Seen führte. Die Denudationsreaktion der kirgisischen Tian Shan-Landschaft verzögerte sich aufgrund der Trockenheit, und erst die erhebliche Abkühlung während der Gletscherzyklen des späten Quartärs führte zu einer merklichen Beschleunigung der Denudation. Gegenwärtig wird die Denudation des Nordhangs des Terskey-Gebirges im Vergleich zu anderen Gebirgszügen der kirgisischen Tian Shan durch den verstärkten Gletscherrückgang und den Abfluss beschleunigt. KW - Central Asia KW - δ18O and δ13C stable isotopes KW - 26Al/10Be cosmogenic radionuclides KW - magnetostratigraphy KW - Cenozoic aridification KW - denudation rates KW - Tian Shan KW - Zentralasien KW - δ18O and δ13C stabile Isotope KW - 26Al/10Be kosmogene Radionuklide KW - Magnetostratigraphie KW - Känozoische Aridifizierung KW - Denudationsraten KW - Tian Shan Y1 - 2023 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-603728 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lauterbach, Stefan A1 - Witt, Roman A1 - Plessen, Birgit A1 - Dulski, Peter A1 - Prasad, Sushma A1 - Mingram, Jens A1 - Gleixner, Gerd A1 - Hettler-Riedel, Sabine A1 - Stebich, Martina A1 - Schnetger, Bernhard A1 - Schwalb, Antje A1 - Schwarz, Anja T1 - Climatic imprint of the mid-latitude Westerlies in the Central Tian Shan of Kyrgyzstan and teleconnections to North Atlantic climate variability during the last 6000 years JF - The Holocene : an interdisciplinary journal focusing on recent environmental change N2 - In general, a moderate drying trend is observed in mid-latitude arid Central Asia since the Mid-Holocene, attributed to the progressively weakening influence of the mid-latitude Westerlies on regional climate. However, as the spatio-temporal pattern of this development and the underlying climatic mechanisms are yet not fully understood, new high-resolution paleoclimate records from this region are needed. Within this study, a sediment core from Lake Son Kol (Central Kyrgyzstan) was investigated using sedimentological, (bio) geochemical, isotopic, and palynological analyses, aiming at reconstructing regional climate development during the last 6000 years. Biogeochemical data, mainly reflecting summer moisture conditions, indicate predominantly wet conditions until 4950 cal. yr BP, succeeded by a pronounced dry interval between 4950 and 3900 cal. yr BP. In the following, a return to wet conditions and a subsequent moderate drying trend until present times are observed. This is consistent with other regional paleoclimate records and likely reflects the gradual Late Holocene diminishment of the amount of summer moisture provided by the mid-latitude Westerlies. However, climate impact of the Westerlies was apparently not only restricted to the summer season but also significant during winter as indicated by recurrent episodes of enhanced allochthonous input through snowmelt, occurring before 6000 cal. yr BP and at 5100-4350, 3450-2850, and 1900-1500 cal. yr BP. The distinct similar to 1500year periodicity of these episodes of increased winter precipitation in Central Kyrgyzstan resembles similar cyclicities observed in paleoclimate records around the North Atlantic, likely indicating a hemispheric-scale climatic teleconnection and an impact of North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) variability in Central Asia. KW - Central Asia KW - climate KW - Holocene KW - lake sediments KW - mid-latitude Westerlies KW - NAO Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683614534741 SN - 0959-6836 SN - 1477-0911 VL - 24 IS - 8 SP - 970 EP - 984 PB - Sage Publ. CY - London ER - TY - GEN A1 - Lauterbach, Stefan A1 - Witt, Roman A1 - Plessen, Birgit A1 - Dulski, Peter A1 - Prasad, Sushma A1 - Mingram, Jens A1 - Gleixner, Gerd A1 - Hettler-Riedel, Sabine A1 - Stebich, Martina A1 - Schnetger, Bernhard A1 - Schwalb, Antje A1 - Schwarz, Anja T1 - Climatic imprint of the mid-latitude Westerlies in the Central Tian Shan of Kyrgyzstan and teleconnections to North Atlantic climate variability during the last 6000 years N2 - In general, a moderate drying trend is observed in mid-latitude arid Central Asia since the Mid-Holocene, attributed to the progressively weakening influence of the mid-latitude Westerlies on regional climate. However, as the spatio-temporal pattern of this development and the underlying climatic mechanisms are yet not fully understood, new high-resolution paleoclimate records from this region are needed. Within this study, a sediment core from Lake Son Kol (Central Kyrgyzstan) was investigated using sedimentological, (bio) geochemical, isotopic, and palynological analyses, aiming at reconstructing regional climate development during the last 6000 years. Biogeochemical data, mainly reflecting summer moisture conditions, indicate predominantly wet conditions until 4950 cal. yr BP, succeeded by a pronounced dry interval between 4950 and 3900 cal. yr BP. In the following, a return to wet conditions and a subsequent moderate drying trend until present times are observed. This is consistent with other regional paleoclimate records and likely reflects the gradual Late Holocene diminishment of the amount of summer moisture provided by the mid-latitude Westerlies. However, climate impact of the Westerlies was apparently not only restricted to the summer season but also significant during winter as indicated by recurrent episodes of enhanced allochthonous input through snowmelt, occurring before 6000 cal. yr BP and at 5100-4350, 3450-2850, and 1900-1500 cal. yr BP. The distinct similar to 1500year periodicity of these episodes of increased winter precipitation in Central Kyrgyzstan resembles similar cyclicities observed in paleoclimate records around the North Atlantic, likely indicating a hemispheric-scale climatic teleconnection and an impact of North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) variability in Central Asia. T3 - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe - 408 KW - Central Asia KW - climate KW - Holocene KW - lake sediments KW - mid-latitude Westerlies KW - NAO Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-404085 ER -