Extension of the Upper Yellow River into the Tibet Plateau: Review and New Data
The Wufo Basin at the margin of the northeastern Tibet Plateau connects the upstream reaches of the Yellow River with the lowland catchment downstream, and the fluvial terrace sequence in this basin provides crucial clues to understand the evolution history of the Yellow River drainage system in rel...
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| description | The Wufo Basin at the margin of the northeastern Tibet Plateau connects the upstream reaches of the Yellow River with the lowland catchment downstream, and the fluvial terrace sequence in this basin provides crucial clues to understand the evolution history of the Yellow River drainage system in relation to the uplift and outgrowth of the Tibetan Plateau. Using field survey and analysis of Digital Elevation Model/Google Earth imagery, we found at least eight Yellow River terraces in this area. The overlying loess of the highest terrace was dated at 1.2 Ma based on paleomagnetic stratigraphy (two normal and two reversal polarities) and the loess-paleosol sequence (12 loess-paleosol cycles). This terrace shows the connections of drainage parts in and outside the Tibetan Plateau through its NE margin. In addition, we review the previously published data on the Yellow River terraces and ancient large lakes in the basins. Based on our new data and previous researches, we conclude that the modern Yellow River, with headwaters in the Tibet Plateau and debouching in the Bohai Sea, should date from at least 1.2 Ma. Ancient large lakes (such as the Hetao and Sanmen Lakes) developed as exorheic systems and flowed through the modern Yellow River at that time. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e8e6acad82a644348321b348557431932023-11-21T17:06:12ZengMDPI AGQuaternary2571-550X2021-04-01421410.3390/quat4020014Extension of the Upper Yellow River into the Tibet Plateau: Review and New DataZhengchen Li0Xianyan Wang1Jef Vandenberghe2Huayu Lu3School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, ChinaSchool of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, ChinaDepartment of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSchool of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, ChinaThe Wufo Basin at the margin of the northeastern Tibet Plateau connects the upstream reaches of the Yellow River with the lowland catchment downstream, and the fluvial terrace sequence in this basin provides crucial clues to understand the evolution history of the Yellow River drainage system in relation to the uplift and outgrowth of the Tibetan Plateau. Using field survey and analysis of Digital Elevation Model/Google Earth imagery, we found at least eight Yellow River terraces in this area. The overlying loess of the highest terrace was dated at 1.2 Ma based on paleomagnetic stratigraphy (two normal and two reversal polarities) and the loess-paleosol sequence (12 loess-paleosol cycles). This terrace shows the connections of drainage parts in and outside the Tibetan Plateau through its NE margin. In addition, we review the previously published data on the Yellow River terraces and ancient large lakes in the basins. Based on our new data and previous researches, we conclude that the modern Yellow River, with headwaters in the Tibet Plateau and debouching in the Bohai Sea, should date from at least 1.2 Ma. Ancient large lakes (such as the Hetao and Sanmen Lakes) developed as exorheic systems and flowed through the modern Yellow River at that time.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-550X/4/2/14terracesloess-paleosol sequenceYellow Rivermagneto-stratigraphyNortheastern Tibet Plateau |
| spellingShingle | Zhengchen Li Xianyan Wang Jef Vandenberghe Huayu Lu Extension of the Upper Yellow River into the Tibet Plateau: Review and New Data Quaternary terraces loess-paleosol sequence Yellow River magneto-stratigraphy Northeastern Tibet Plateau |
| title | Extension of the Upper Yellow River into the Tibet Plateau: Review and New Data |
| title_full | Extension of the Upper Yellow River into the Tibet Plateau: Review and New Data |
| title_fullStr | Extension of the Upper Yellow River into the Tibet Plateau: Review and New Data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extension of the Upper Yellow River into the Tibet Plateau: Review and New Data |
| title_short | Extension of the Upper Yellow River into the Tibet Plateau: Review and New Data |
| title_sort | extension of the upper yellow river into the tibet plateau review and new data |
| topic | terraces loess-paleosol sequence Yellow River magneto-stratigraphy Northeastern Tibet Plateau |
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