Extension of drylands in northern China around 250 kaBP linked with the uplift of the southeast margin of Tibetan Plateau

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 20, 2002, Pages 1739-1745

  Wu, Haibin ^a   Guo, Zhengtang ^c   Fang, Xiaomin ^b,c   Zhang, Jiawu ^b   Chen, Fahu ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Aridification; Chemical weathering intensity; Loess paleosol sequences; Organic carbon isotope; Tibetan Plateau

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; CLIMATE; GRAIN; LAND BIOME; PLANT; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 0036813126     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02tb9381     Document Type: Article

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