Holocene high lake-levels and pan-lake period on Badain Jaran Desert

Science China Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1633-1641

  Wang, NaiAng ^a   Ning, Kai ^a   Li, ZhuoLun ^a   Wang, YiXin ^a   Jia, Peng ^a   Ma, Ling ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Badain Jaran Desert; High lake level; Holocene; Pan lake period; Peat period; Prehistoric culture; Water balance

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; LANDFORMS; PEAT; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); WATER LEVELS;

BADAIN JARAN DESERT; HOLOCENES; LAKE LEVELS; PAN-LAKE PERIOD; WATER BALANCE;

LAKES;

EID: 84970963255     PISSN: 16747313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11430-016-5307-7     Document Type: Article

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