Observations of several characteristics of aeolian sand movement in the Taklimakan Desert

Science in China, Series D: Earth Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 86-96

  Han, Zhiwen ^a   Dong, Zhibao ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Chen, Guangting ^a   Yan, Changzhen ^a   Yao, Zhengyi ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Aeolian sand stream structure; Sand transport intensity; State of aeolian sand stream movement; Taklimakan Desert

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; LANDFORMS; SAND;

AEOLIAN SAND MOVEMENT; SAND TRANSPORT INTENSITY; TOPOGRAPHIC POSITIONS;

EARTH SCIENCES;

DUNE FIELD; EOLIAN PROCESS; SAND; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

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

EID: 2942550405     PISSN: 10069313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02yd0261     Document Type: Article

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