Scientific adviser: Holmatzhanov Bakhtiyar Makhamatzhanovich

Implementation period: 07/01/2022-12/31/2024

Project ID: AL-5721122072

Project Type: Applied

Expected results and their significance: Sustainable development of agriculture is one of the many goals set in Uzbekistan within the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Water scarcity and climate change in Central Asia require constant monitoring and large resources. However, it is difficult to predict drought as a consequence of water scarcity, and it is not easy to use the main indicators of drought. Solar radiation is one of the parameters affecting water scarcity due to evaporation at high temperatures. On the other hand, the amount of energy recovered can be transferred to a zero-carbon renewable energy source.

The goal of the project is to combine ground-based meteorological observations and solar radiation from geostationary weather satellites to create a monitoring system using remote sensing data to study conditions that lead to drought, analyze renewable energy sources. The monitoring of these data with the help of meteorological satellites with an accuracy of 0.1×0.1° and the observation network is important for laying the foundation for the future sustainable development of Uzbekistan.

Important results achieved during the reporting period (at the end of the project): An electronic database of historical data on the main meteorological variables (temperature and humidity, precipitation, wind speed and direction) for the last 10 years will be created for all meteorological stations in Uzbekistan.

The calendar of types of synoptic processes in Central Asia has been supplemented with data for 2017-2020.

Algorithms for calculating THC, the sums of effective temperatures and photosynthetically active radiation were developed and implemented in the Fortran programming environment.

THC values are calculated on the basis of meteorological observations of meteorological stations in Uzbekistan.

The statistical characteristics of the frequency and duration of AD on the territory of Uzbekistan are estimated.

The statistical characteristics of the frequency and duration of synoptic processes in Central Asia as a circulation factor in the formation of the AD are determined.

The patterns of formation of meteorological and circulation conditions leading to AD are determined.

The results of checking the THC values calculated on the basis of data on temperature and air humidity received from weather satellites with an accuracy of 0.1 × 0.1º.

Regularities of the relationship between atmospheric and soil drought have been established.

The spatial distributions of the sums of effective temperatures and photosynthetically active radiation are calculated.

Spatial distribution maps of atmospheric and soil drought are generated online in quasi-real time.

Climatic maps of the sums of effective temperatures, photosynthetically active radiation and dates of temperature transitions were compiled.

A drought assessment and monitoring system will be established.

A copyright certificate will be obtained from the Intellectual Property Agency.

The results obtained will be introduced into the Uzhydromet system.