Chemical weathering of detrital sediments in the taklamakan desert, northwestern China

Geographical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-70

  Zhu, Bingqi ^a   Yang, Xiaoping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Chemical weathering; China; CIA; Desert; Detrital sediments; Geomorphology

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAND DEGRADATION; MINERALOGY; POTASSIUM; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SODIUM; SOIL EROSION;

CHINA; TAKLIMAKAN DESERT; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 73349098215     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2008.00555.x     Document Type: Article

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