1. Variability of Grain Size of Surface Sand on Nebkhas at the Southern Fringe of the Taklimakan Desert, China
- Author
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Jie Zhou, Jia Qiang Lei, Dong Lei Mao, Sheng Yu Li, Cui Wang, and Jie Xue
- Subjects
Karelinia caspica ,Sorting (sediment) ,General Engineering ,Aeolian processes ,Spatial variability ,Geotechnical engineering ,Physical geography ,Grain size ,Geology ,Alhagi sparsifolia - Abstract
Nebkha plays a major role in the ecological and environmental stabilization by accumulating wind-blown sediments around shrubs. Grain-size characteristics of different positions on nebkha reflect the sorting effect of aeolian dynamics. Based on the collected sand grains of different positions on four types of nebkhas at the southern fringe of Taklimakan Desert, China, this paper provided detailed insight into variability of the grain size of surface sand on nebkhas. The results showed that: a) Grain-size distributions on shield-shapedKarelinia caspica Nebkhasunder natural condition had the larger spatial variability in comparison with the others. b) Grain size on nebkhas regularly showed the spatial variation. Grain size was increasingly larger along the windward slope upward, and then became finer along the leeward slope downward. c) The grain-size sortings of different positions on shield-shapedAlhagi sparsifolia Nebkhasunder new reclaimed land were the best.
- Published
- 2015