Mountain loess or desert loess? New insight of the sources of Asian atmospheric dust based on mineral magnetic characterization of surface sediments in NW China
Dunsheng Xia, Youjun Wang, Jia Jia, Haitao Wei, Yijiao Fan, Ming Jin, Fahu Chen
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LoessAeolian processesGeologySiltSedimentAridFluvialAsian DustEarth scienceLoess plateauEnvironmental magnetismMineral dustGeomorphologyGeochemistryHydrology (agriculture)Physical geographyStructural basinSoil scienceAerosolPaleontologyGeographyGeotechnical engineeringMeteorologyGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism StudiesGeological and Geochemical Analysis