OSL chronology and possible forcing mechanisms of dune evolution in the Horqin dunefield in northern China since the Last Glacial Maximum

Quaternary Research (United States)

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-196

  Yang, LinHai ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Zhou, Jie ^b   Lai, ZhongPing ^a,c   Long, Hao ^b  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c QINGHAI INSTITUTE OF SALT LAKES   (China)

Author keywords

Climatic change; Dune evolution; Horqin dunefield in northern China; Human impact; OSL dating

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CHANGES; DUNE EVOLUTION; HUMAN IMPACT; NORTHERN CHINA; OSL DATING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; STABILIZATION;

GLACIAL GEOLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DUNE FIELD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LANDFORM EVOLUTION; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALYNOLOGY;

CHINA; HORQIN DESERT;

EID: 84865398319     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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