Quantitative reconstruction of Early Cretaceous dune morphology in the Ordos paleo-desert and its paleoclimatic implications

Deserts are among the most important terrestrial sedimentary environments and have existed in all periods throughout Earth’s history. In contrast to modern deserts, the ability to quantitatively evaluate the area and desertification degrees of ancient deserts is limited due to the lack of unambiguou...

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Main Authors: Shuo Cao, Jing Ma, Laiming Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2023.1142034/full