Landscape evolution and palaeoclimate in the deserts of northwestern China, with a special reference to Badain Jaran and Taklamakan

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 46, Issue SUPPL., 2001, Pages 6-11

  Yang, Xiaoping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Desert; Landscape; Northwestern China; Palaeoclimate; Sand seas

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942457754     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03187228     Document Type: Article

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