Tracing provenance of eolian sands in the northern Ulan Buh Desert, China: Evidence from the REE geochemical characteristics
In: Heliyon, Jg. 9 (2023), Heft 12, S. e22904-
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Desertification is a primary threat to crop farming, the livestock industry, and the eco-environment in northwestern China. Through field research and satellite imagery, it has been discovered that there are 4–5 sand belts in the shape of handclasps connecting major deserts in the Alxa Plateau region of northern China. These sand belts have been expanding for several decades. However, eolian sand transport between major deserts through these expanding sand belts is still underestimated. Identifying the source areas of eolian sands in deserts provide essential knowledge to prevent desertification. In this study, we collected samples from the northern Ulan Buh Desert (UBD), the Yamalik Desert (YD), and the Langshan Mountains and analyzed their REE contents in the
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Tracing provenance of eolian sands in the northern Ulan Buh Desert, China: Evidence from the REE geochemical characteristics
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Kong, Weiyuan ; Zhou, Shangzhe ; Cui, Guipeng ; Gao, Pan ; Li, Shuai ; Lu, Qi |
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Zeitschrift: | Heliyon, Jg. 9 (2023), Heft 12, S. e22904- |
Veröffentlichung: | Elsevier, 2023 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 2405-8440 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22904 |
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