THE CURRENT STATE OF THE SOIL COVER FORMED ON THE DRIED-UP BOTTOM OF THE ARAL SEA

Abstract

The article discusses the results of studies of the current state of the soil cover formed on the dried bottom of the Aral Sea. In the drained part of the bottom of the Aral Sea, a complex of sandy-desert, hydromorphic and semi-hydromorphic sandy-desert soils, as well as sandy-desert and sandy salt marshes has developed. All soils have different degrees of salinity, and the occurrence of salinity is due to the accumulation of salt deposits of the tertiary period in the depths of the soil and strong evaporation.