The origin and distribution of soluble salts in the sand seas of northern China

Geomorphology

Volumn 123, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 232-242

  Zhu, Bingqi ^a   Yang, Xiaoping ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Arid zone; Desert; Northern China; Sedimentation process; Soil property; Soluble salt

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ENVIRONMENT; ARID REGION; BICARBONATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESERT; DRY DEPOSITION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; PH; SALT; SAND; SEDIMENTATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOIL PROPERTY;

BADANJILIN DESERT; CHINA; TAKLIMAKAN DESERT; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 77956877146     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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