Table 1 Some high and low periods in the streamflow reconstruction of Tien Shan Mountains and comparisons with important historical events.
From: Ecological and societal effects of Central Asian streamflow variation over the past eight centuries
Historical events | Response period | NDVI | Mean (1 × 108 m3) | Percentage (>Mean) | Percentage (> Mean+σ) | Percentage (<Mean) | Percentage (< Mean-σ) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1225–2009 | 0.1835 | 358.9 | 51.3% | 15.5% | 48.7% | 15.9% | |
Conquests of Batu Minien | 1225–1239 | 0.1910 (4%) | 388.6 | 93.3% | 20.0% | ||
Hulagu Khan’s conquest | 1252–1260 | 0.1913 (4%) | 389.5 | 88.9% | 33.3% | ||
Rise of Timurid Empire | 1361–1400 | 0.1893 (3%) | 381.8 | 65.0% | 27.5% | ||
Rise of Esen Choros | 1437–1467 | 0.1939 (5%) | 399.8 | 77.4% | 48.4% | ||
Fall of Timurid Empir | 1494–1511 | 0.1753 (−5%) | 326.8 | 77.8% | 33.3% | ||
Defeat of Galdan Choros | 1678–1692 | 0.1797 (−2%) | 344.1 | 66.7% | 26.7% | ||
Recovery of Dzungar Khanate | 1693–1705 | 0.1919 (4%) | 391.9 | 76.9% | 30.8% | ||
1731–1759 | 0.1899 (3%) | 384.1 | 79.3% | 24.1% | |||
Russian conquest | 1844–1905 | 0.1879 (2%) | 376.3 | 69.4% | 16.1% | ||
Drying up of the Aral Sea | 1961–1996 | 0.1734 (−6%) | 319.0 | 86.1% | 44.4% |
