Migration of sand dunes on the northern Alxa Plateau, Inner Mongolia, China

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 80-93

  Yao, Z Y ^a   Wang, T ^a   Han, Z W ^a   Zhang, W M ^a   Zhao, A G ^a  

^a Engineering Research Institute ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Barchans; Dune migration rates; Landsat TM images; The Alxa Plateau; Transverse dunes

Indexed keywords

BARCHAN; DRIFT BEHAVIOR; DUNE FIELD; DUNE FORMATION; EOLIAN PROCESS; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ALXA PLATEAU; ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 33947626113     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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