Wind erosion in northern China: Insights from the western Qaidam fold belt, Loess Plateau, and Hami Basin

P Kapp, A Pullen, JT Abell, L Zhang - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Pliocene–Quaternary wind erosion profoundly modified the physiography of northern China
at a large range of spatial (10 m to> 100 km) and temporal (10 ka to Myr) scales. In the …

Formation of the upper reaches of the Yellow River: Provenance evidence from the strata of the Yellow River sedimentary basin

B Li, Q Feng, X Wang, Z Li, F Wang, C Zhao… - Global and Planetary …, 2023 - Elsevier
The age of the formation of the upper reaches of the Yellow River is controversial, ranging
from the Pliocene to the Middle Pleistocene. However, determining the source of the detrital …

How Was the Late Neogene Red Clay Formed in the Ordos Plateau (Northwest China)?

X Lin, C Hu, R Wu, L Qin, R Xiang, Z An, H Lu - Minerals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Eolian sediments are extensively distributed across the Earth's surface, and their formation
is intricately linked to climate change, tectonic activity, and topographic features …

Plio-Pleistocene drainage reorganization in the middle Yellow River of China, revealed by provenance and paleocurrent analysis of fluvial sediments

M Li, Z Hu, P Wang, B Pan, D Bridgland, Q Mo, X Li… - Geomorphology, 2024 - Elsevier
Continental-scale drainage reorganization is generally understood to result from landform
evolution forced by the coupling between tectonic activity and climate change, attracting …

Modern‐type eolian regime and global cooling‐modulated dust provenance in the late Paleogene of Central‐East Asia

K Bohm, J Wasiljeff, T Stevens… - Geochemistry …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Atmospheric mineral dust is a poorly constrained yet extremely important component of the
climate system. Provenance studies from geologic dust archives are crucial to understand …

Drainage divide migration between the Yellow and Yangtze Rivers at Eastern Qinling Mountains (central China): Insights from U-Pb ages of detrital rutile

Y Chen, Y Li, X Wang, R Zhang, W Lai, H Zhang, H Lyu… - Geomorphology, 2024 - Elsevier
Drainage divide migration, influenced by tectonic processes and climate change,
significantly shapes geomorphological dynamics and sediment dispersal patterns. However …

Spatial source contribution and interannual variation in deposition of dust aerosols over the Chinese Loess Plateau

OW Haugvaldstad, H Tang, A Kaakinen… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) in northern China is home to one of the most
prominent loess records in the world, reflecting past eolian dust activity in East Asia …

Source and age of late Quaternary loess deposits in Europe

Y Baykal - 2023 - diva-portal.org
Atmospheric mineral dust is a fundamental component of the Earth's climate system, with
dust both responding to and driving climate change. This close link between dust and …