Origin of eolian sand mobilization during the past 2300 years in the Mu Us Desert, China

	Origin of eolian sand mobilization during the past 2300 years in the Mu Us Desert, China
	Sun, JM
刊名	QUATERNARY RESEARCH
	2000
卷号	53 期号:1 页码:78-88
关键词	historical period northern-central China Mu Us Desert human impacts late Holocene sand dunes sand sheets
ISSN号	0033-5894
英文摘要	Eolian sand dunes and sand sheets are extensive in the semiarid regions of northern-central China. Previous studies indicated that these eolian sands mainly formed during historical times. However, the sand sources and their reworking processes have not been well studied, and even the reasons for their occurrence are still controversial. Field investigation and sedimentary evidence indicate that both the inner Mu Us Desert and its southern marginal region, both sources of modern eolian sand, are largely associated with reworking of sands of the last glaciation. Based on geological, documentary, and archaeological data, three phases of land cultivation during the past 2300 years, together with historical droughts, high wind energy, and the easily reworked sand sources, largely account for the occurrence of active sand dunes and sand sheets in the Mu Us Desert. (C) 2000 University of Washington.
语种	英语
出版者	ACADEMIC PRESS INC
WOS记录号	WOS:000085234200008
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.iggcas.ac.cn/handle/132A11/75915]
专题	中国科学院地质与地球物理研究所
通讯作者	Sun, JM
作者单位	Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geol, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Sun, JM. Origin of eolian sand mobilization during the past 2300 years in the Mu Us Desert, China[J]. QUATERNARY RESEARCH,2000,53(1):78-88.
APA	Sun, JM.(2000).Origin of eolian sand mobilization during the past 2300 years in the Mu Us Desert, China.QUATERNARY RESEARCH,53(1),78-88.
MLA	Sun, JM."Origin of eolian sand mobilization during the past 2300 years in the Mu Us Desert, China".QUATERNARY RESEARCH 53.1(2000):78-88.