Timing and significance of the initiation of present day deserts in the northeastern Hexi Corridor, China

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 306, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 70-74

  Qingyu, Guan ^a   Baotian, Pan ^a   Na, Li ^a   Jundi, Zhang ^a   Lijuan, Xue ^a,b  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Lanzhou arboretum   (China)

Author keywords

Badain jaran desert; Hexi corridor; Northwest arid area of china (NAAC); Tengger desert; Tibetan plateau

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CHRONOLOGY; DEPOSITION; DESERT; LOESS; PLATEAU; UPLIFT; WESTERLY;

BADANJILIN DESERT; CHINA; GANSU; HEXI CORRIDOR; NINGXIA HUIZU; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; TENGGER DESERT;

EID: 79955635830     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.03.029     Document Type: Article

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