Sand sea activity and interactions with climatic parameters in the Taklimakan Sand Sea, China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 225-238

  Wang, Xunming ^a   Dong, Zhibao ^a   Liu, Lichao ^a   Qu, Jianjun ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Climatic parameters; Mobility index; Sand sea activity; Taklimakan Sand Sea

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN PROCESS; EVAPORATION; MOBILITY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SAND; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WIND;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAKLIMAKAN DESERT; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 1542321076     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(03)00096-X     Document Type: Article

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