Geomorphic and chronometric evidence for high lake level history in Gahai Lake and Toson Lake of north-eastern Qaidam Basin, north-eastern Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 819-827

  Fan, Qishun ^a   Ma, Haizhou ^a   Cao, Guangchao ^b   Chen, Zongyan ^b   Cao, Shengkui ^b  

^a QINGHAI INSTITUTE OF SALT LAKES   (China)

^b QINGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gahai Lake; High lake level; North eastern Qinghai Tibetan Plateau; OSL dating; Qaidam Basin; Toson Lake

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE LEVEL; LUMINESCENCE DATING; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOLATITUDE; PLEISTOCENE; QUARTZ; SALINE LAKE;

CHINA; GAHAI LAKE; QAIDAM BASIN; QINGHAI; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

EID: 84869180051     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2572     Document Type: Article

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