Dune Field Patterns and Their Control Factors in the Middle Areas of China’s Hexi Corridor Desert

The middle areas of China’s Hexi Corridor Desert are distributed within or at the edge of oases in continental river basins in Northern China. Recently, researchers found that rivers can provide sediment material for dune formation and development, but the mechanism has not been investigated in deta...

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Main Authors: Yan Zhang, Zhengcai Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2022.818338/full