NDLI: Geomorphologic patterns of dune networks in the Tengger Desert, China

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Wen, Qing Dong, Zhibao
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Dune networks are widely distributed in the world’s deserts, which include primary ridges and secondary ridges. However, they have not been sufficiently studied in a systematic manner and their origins and spatial and morphological characteristics remain unclear. To provide information on the geomorphology of dune networks, we analyze the software geomorphologic patterns of the dune networks in China’s Tengger Desert using matrix and laboratory to process remote-sensing images. Based on analysis of image features and their layout in a topographic map, we identify two types of dune networks (square and rectangular dune networks) with different size and morphological structures in the Tengger Desert. Four important geomorphic pattern parameters, ridge length, spacing, orientation and defect density, are analyzed. The length of primary ridges of dune networks decreases from northwest of the desert to the southeast, resulting an increasing spacing and a transition from rectangular dune networks to square dune networks. Wind regime and sediment supply are responsible for the variation in pattern parameters. We use the spacing and defect density data to estimate the construction time of dune networks and found that the dune networks in the Tengger Desert formed since about 1.3 ka BP.
Starting Page	660
Ending Page	669
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISSN	16746767
Journal	Journal of Arid Land
Volume Number	8
Issue Number	5
e-ISSN	21947783
Language	English
Publisher	Science Press
Publisher Date	2016-06-28
Publisher Place	Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	geomorphological parameters Tengger Desert Sustainable Development Physical Geography dune networks aeolian geomorphology geomorphic pattern analysis Plant Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Earth-Surface Processes Water Science and Technology Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Aeolian transport over a developing transverse dune

Optically stimulated luminescence dating of sandy deposits from Gulang county at the southern margin of the Tengger Desert, China

Geomorphological patterns in a linear dune field and ages of the linear dunes in the northern Kumtagh Desert, northwest China

Topographic differentiations of biological soil crusts and hydraulic properties in fixed sand dunes, Tengger Desert

Re-evaluating the vertical mass-flux profiles of aeolian sediment at the southern fringe of the Taklimakan Desert, China

Effects of aeolian processes on nutrient loss from surface soils and their significance for sandy desertification in Mu Us Desert, China: a wind tunnel approach

Observation of saltation activity at Tazhong area in Taklimakan Desert, China

Effects of wind guide plates on wind velocity acceleration and dune leveling: a case study in Ulan Buh Desert, China

Estimation of the quantity of aeolian saltation sediments blown into the Yellow River from the Ulanbuh Desert, China

Geomorphologic patterns of dune networks in the Tengger Desert, China

Similar Documents

Aeolian transport over a developing transverse dune

Optically stimulated luminescence dating of sandy deposits from Gulang county at the southern margin of the Tengger Desert, China

Geomorphological patterns in a linear dune field and ages of the linear dunes in the northern Kumtagh Desert, northwest China

Topographic differentiations of biological soil crusts and hydraulic properties in fixed sand dunes, Tengger Desert

Re-evaluating the vertical mass-flux profiles of aeolian sediment at the southern fringe of the Taklimakan Desert, China

Effects of aeolian processes on nutrient loss from surface soils and their significance for sandy desertification in Mu Us Desert, China: a wind tunnel approach

Observation of saltation activity at Tazhong area in Taklimakan Desert, China

Effects of wind guide plates on wind velocity acceleration and dune leveling: a case study in Ulan Buh Desert, China

Estimation of the quantity of aeolian saltation sediments blown into the Yellow River from the Ulanbuh Desert, China

Geomorphologic patterns of dune networks in the Tengger Desert, China