The processes and mechanisms of severe sandstorm development in the eastern Hexi Corridor China, during the Last Glacial period

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue , 2013, Pages 769-775

  Guan, Qingyu ^a   Pan, Baotian ^a   Yang, Jing ^a   Wang, Lijuan ^a   Zhao, Shilei ^a   Gui, Hongjie ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hexi Corridor; Last Glacial period; Loess; Severe sandstorms

Indexed keywords

DUST STORM; GRAIN SIZE; HYDROLOGY; LAST GLACIAL; LOESS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SAND; WIND POWER; WIND VELOCITY;

CHINA; GANSU; HEXI CORRIDOR;

EID: 84872777898     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2012.11.030     Document Type: Article

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