Dune bistability identified by remote sensing in a semi-arid dune field of northern China
Yongxin Chen, Hezi Yizhaq, Joseph A. Mason, Xueliang Zhang, Zhiwei Xu
Topics & Concepts
AridVegetation (pathology)Sand dune stabilizationGeologyPrecipitationBistabilityRemote sensingPhysical geographyField (mathematics)Alternative stable stateGeomorphologyGeographyPaleontologyEcosystemEcologyMeteorologyPhysicsMathematicsPathologyMedicineBiologyPure mathematicsQuantum mechanicsAeolian processes and effectsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchBiocrusts and Microbial Ecology