Optical dating of Yardang sediments and its implications for past flood events on the border of the Badain Jaran Desert, Northern China
Hongyu Yang, Hui Zhao, Xingfan Wang, Keqi Wang, Qinghe Niu, Junjie Zhang, Bing Liu
Topics & Concepts
GeologyHoloceneAlluvial plainMarine isotope stageFlood mythSurface runoffAlluvial fanHydrology (agriculture)Groundwater rechargeGroundwaterPleistocenePaleontologyArchaeologySedimentary rockGeographyAquiferEcologyBiologyGeotechnical engineeringInterglacialGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchMaritime and Coastal ArchaeologyArchaeology and ancient environmental studies