Detailed Processes and Potential Mechanisms of Pliocene Salty Lake Evolution in the Western Qaidam Basin

Detailed Processes and Potential Mechanisms of Pliocene Salty Lake Evolution in the Western Qaidam Basin

Hyperarid climate and salty lakes prevail in the current Qaidam Basin, but this basin was once a large paleolake until the early Quaternary. However, its evolution history and relationship with climate and tectonics are still elusive. Here we present detailed stratigraphic descriptions combined with...

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Main Authors: Qingda Su, Hannah Riegel, Lisha Gong, Richard Heermance, Junsheng Nie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
Subjects:
total organic carbon
Pliocene
salty lake
Qaidam Basin
Tibetan Plateau
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2021.736901/full

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