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DOI | 10.1007/s11430-015-5246-8 |
Sand dunes as potential sources of dust in northern China | |
Sweeney, Mark R.1; Lu HuaYu2; Cui MengChun2; Mason, Joseph A.3; Feng Han2; Xu ZhiWei2 | |
通讯作者 | Sweeney, Mark R. |
来源期刊 | SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES
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ISSN | 1674-7313 |
EISSN | 1869-1897 |
出版年 | 2016 |
卷号 | 59期号:4页码:760-769 |
英文摘要 | While saltation bombardment of sand grains on a fine substrate can produce considerable dust, the well-sorted nature of sand dunes tends to preclude them from consideration as major dust sources. Recent research, however, has revealed that sand dunes can, in some cases, be large sources of dust. We used the PI-SWERL (Portable In-Situ Wind Erosion Laboratory) to measure in the field the potential of sand dunes and other desert landforms to emit particulate matter < 10 mu m (PM-10) dust in the Tengger, Ulan Buh, and Mu Us deserts of northern China. Combined with high resolution particle size measurements of the dune sand, an assessment of sand dunes as a dust source can be made. Large active transverse dunes tend to contain little to no stored PM-10, yet they produce a low dust flux. Coppice dunes stabilized by vegetation contain appreciable PM-10 and have very high dust emission potential. There is a positive correlation between the amount of PM-10 stored in a dune and its potential dust flux. Saltation liberates loose fines stored in dunes, making them very efficient dust emitters compared to landforms such as dry lake beds and washes where dust particles are unavailable for aeolian transport due to protective crusts or sediment cohesion. In cases where large dunes do not store PM-10 yet emit dust when active, two hypotheses can be considered: (1) iron-oxide grain coatings are removed during saltation, creating dust, and (2) sand grains collide during saltation, abrading grains to create dust. Observations reveal that iron oxide coatings are present on some dune sands. PI-SWERL data suggests that low dust fluxes from dunes containing no stored dust may represent an estimate for the amount of PM-10 dust produced by removal of iron oxide coatings. These results are similar to results from dunes in the United States. In addition, PI-SWERL results suggest that dust-bearing coppice dunes, which cover vast areas of China’s sandy deserts, may become major sources of dust in the future if overgrazing, depletion of groundwater, or drought destabilizes the vegetation that now partially covers these dunes. |
英文关键词 | Coppice dunes Transverse dunes Dust PI-SWERL Desert |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | USA ; Peoples R China |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000372544800008 |
WOS关键词 | MINERAL DUST ; WIND-EROSION ; AEOLIAN ABRASION ; SILT PRODUCTION ; BADAIN JARAN ; LOESS ; DESERT ; EMISSION ; MONGOLIA ; PLATEAU |
WOS类目 | Geosciences, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Geology |
来源机构 | 南京大学 |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/196170 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ S Dakota, Dept Earth Sci, Vermillion, SD 57069 USA; 2.Nanjing Univ, Sch Geog & Oceanog Sci, Lab Earth Surface Proc & Environm, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu, Peoples R China; 3.Univ Wisconsin, Dept Geog, Madison, WI 53706 USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sweeney, Mark R.,Lu HuaYu,Cui MengChun,et al. Sand dunes as potential sources of dust in northern China[J]. 南京大学,2016,59(4):760-769. |
APA | Sweeney, Mark R.,Lu HuaYu,Cui MengChun,Mason, Joseph A.,Feng Han,&Xu ZhiWei.(2016).Sand dunes as potential sources of dust in northern China.SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES,59(4),760-769. |
MLA | Sweeney, Mark R.,et al."Sand dunes as potential sources of dust in northern China".SCIENCE CHINA-EARTH SCIENCES 59.4(2016):760-769. |
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