Provenance of surface dune sands in the Gurbantunggut Desert, northwestern China: Qualitative and quantitative assessment using geochemical fingerprinting
Baofeng Li, Qi Feng, Zaijun Li, Fei Wang, Chongwen Luo, Ruolin Li, Han Hu
Topics & Concepts
ProvenanceDesert (philosophy)GeologyAeolian processesSink (geography)SedimentStructural basinDesert climateEarth scienceAridHydrology (agriculture)Physical geographyGeomorphologyGeochemistryPaleontologyGeographyPhilosophyEpistemologyGeotechnical engineeringCartographyAeolian processes and effectsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchGeological formations and processes