From freshwater inflows to salt lakes and salt deposits in the Qaidam Basin, W China
Abstract The Qaidam basin in W China is an immense hyperarid intramontane basin with flat vast playas and salt lakes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The central basin is about 2800–2900 m a.s.l. elevation and enclosed by mountain ranges reaching > 5800 m in the Qilian Mountains and > 6200 m in t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2023-05-01
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| Series: | Swiss Journal of Geosciences |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s00015-023-00433-4 |