The equilibrium gravel coverage of the deflated gobi above the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang, China

Environmental Geology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1077-1083

  Wang, Wanfu ^a,b   Dong, Zhibao ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Zhang, Guobin ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b Dunhuang Academy   (China)

Author keywords

Aeolian sand transport; Control of blown sand; Gravel coverage; Mogao Grottoes of China

Indexed keywords

EROSION; SAND; SEDIMENTS; SOIL CONSERVATION; WIND EFFECTS;

AEOLIAN SAND TRANSPORT; CONTROL OF BLOWN SAND; GRAVEL COVERAGE; MOGAO GROTTOES OF CHINA;

GRAVEL;

DRIFT BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAVEL; WIND EROSION; WIND TUNNEL; WIND VELOCITY;

ASIA; CHINA; DUNHUANG; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GANSU; MINGSHA MOUNTAINS; MOGAO GROTTOES;

EID: 33746906211     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0281-6     Document Type: Article

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