Distribution pattern of grain size in surface sediments from Sugan Lake and its potential in recording aeolian dust in arid China

Dili Xuebao/Acta Geographica Sinica

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1153-1164

  Xiao, Shun ^a   Chen, Fahu ^a   Qiang, Mingrui ^a   Zhang, Jiawu ^a   Zhou, Aifeng ^a   Sun, Donghuai ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aeolian dust; Arid region; Grain size distribution pattern; Sugan Lake; Weibull function

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WEIBULL THEORY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI; SUGAN LAKE;

EID: 38849137175     PISSN: 03755444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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