Formation mechanisms of megadunes and lakes in the Badain Jaran Desert, Inner Mongolia

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 3026-3034

  Chen, Jiansheng ^a   Zhao, Xia ^a   Sheng, Xuefen ^a   Dong, Haizhou ^a   Rao, Wenbo ^a   Su, Zhiguo ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Badain Jaran Desert; Calc sinters; Isotopic compositions; Megadunes; Xigaze Langshan Fault zone

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846452202     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-2196-8     Document Type: Article

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