Sand drift encroachment in the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes District and its control

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 197-206

  Qu, Jianjun ^a   Dong, Guangrong ^a   Wen, Zixiang ^a   Zhang, Weimin ^a   Hu, Shixiong ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Gobi wind sand stream; Mogao Grottoes; Sand dune migration

Indexed keywords

AEOLIAN SEDIMENT; SAND DUNE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

CHINA, GANSU PROVINCE, DUNHUANG MOGAO GROTTOES;

EID: 0030710519     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02878379     Document Type: Article

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