The shape character and development stage of nebkha

High Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 440-445

  Wu, Shengli ^a   Jiao, Li ^a   Chen, Shujiang ^a   Liu, Qi ^a   Zhao, Feng ^a   Lu, Xia ^a  

^a XINJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Growth stage; Hotan River Basin; Nebkha; Shape character

Indexed keywords

CHANGING REGULARITY; DEVELOPMENT STAGES; DIFFERENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; GROWTH STAGES; MORPHOLOGICAL DATA; RIVER BASINS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; XINJIANG;

RIVERS;

WATERSHEDS;

EID: 74249083639     PISSN: 10066748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3772/j.issn.1006-6748.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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