ISS002 Earth Sciences Results Briefing, 14 February, 2002

ISS002 Earth Sciences Results Briefing
February 14, 2002

RAINFALL AND WATER ISSUES

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ISS002-710-20 Tigris-Euphrates: New dam and lake at northwest end of Lake Assad.

ISS002-710-33 Tigris-Euphrates: Batman Suyu on the Tigris River, near the town of Batman, Turkey, is a new reservoir created in 1998. The Harres and Sira ranges lie to the north.

ISS002-710-32 Tigris-Euphrates: Lake Bakhma, Iraq, is another new reservoir, which began filling in 1986. The lake is on a tributary of the Tigris.

ISS002-721-77 Tigris-Euphrates: Lake TharThar, north of Baghdad between the Tigris and Euphrates.

ISS002-701-121 Tigris-Euphrates: Baghdad, Iraq and Barh Al Milh.

STS108-716-71 Tigris-Euphrates: Comparative view of Barh Al Milh from December 2001 showing increasing emergence of islands as the lake is drawn down.

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ISS002-710-20	Tigris-Euphrates: New dam and lake at northwest end of Lake Assad.
ISS002-710-33	Tigris-Euphrates: Batman Suyu on the Tigris River, near the town of Batman, Turkey, is a new reservoir created in 1998. The Harres and Sira ranges lie to the north.
ISS002-710-32	Tigris-Euphrates: Lake Bakhma, Iraq, is another new reservoir, which began filling in 1986. The lake is on a tributary of the Tigris.
ISS002-721-77	Tigris-Euphrates: Lake TharThar, north of Baghdad between the Tigris and Euphrates.
ISS002-701-121	Tigris-Euphrates: Baghdad, Iraq and Barh Al Milh.
STS108-716-71	Tigris-Euphrates: Comparative view of Barh Al Milh from December 2001 showing increasing emergence of islands as the lake is drawn down.