The formation age and evolution of Kumtagh Desert

Journal of Arid Land

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 114-122

  Tang, Jin Nian ^a,b   Su, Zhi Zhu ^c   Ding, Feng ^a,b   Zhu, Shu Juan ^a,b   You Hao, E ^a,b   Zhai, Xin Wei ^d   Yi, Zhi Yu ^d   Liu, Hu Jun ^a,b   Zhang, Jin Chun ^a,b   Li, Fa Ming ^a,b  

^a Minqin National Station for Desert Steppe Ecosystem Studies   (China)

^b Gansu Minqin National Studies Station for Desert Steppe Ecosystem and Gansu Desert Control Research Institute   (China)

^c SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ancient aeolian sand; Evolution; Formation age; Kumtagh desert

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860908356     PISSN: 16746767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1227.2011.00114     Document Type: Article

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