Spatial contrasts in mid-Holocene dune activities in deserts of northern China: Results from PMIP4 simulations in comparison with geological data

D Zhang, X Yang, F Lehmkuhl, P Liang - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have explored paleoenvironmental conditions in China's dune fields
around the mid-Holocene (MH),∼ 6000 calendar years ago, often based on individual …

Geochemistry of aeolian sand in the Taklamakan Desert and Horqin Sandy Land, northern China: Implications for weathering, recycling, and provenance

B Chen, X Yang, Q Jiang, P Liang, LL Mackenzie… - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
Geochemical studies examining surface aeolian sediments are significant for understanding
Earth's surface processes and determining sediment provenance in arid and semi-arid …

Unraveling source-to-sink dust transport in Central and East Asia by identifying provenances of aeolian sediments

Y Li, P Liang, Y Song, X Li, S Yang, X Chen, X Zong… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Loess deposits as a unique terrestrial archive of paleo-dust contribute to understanding the
wide-scale and long-term dust transport from source to sink. This study provided diagnostic …

[HTML][HTML] Aeolian sediments in western Mongolia: Distribution and (paleo) climatic implications

F Lehmkuhl, D Wolf, B Boemke, M Klinge, O Batkhishig… - Geomorphology, 2024 - Elsevier
The largest dune fields in Mongolia are mainly restricted to the Basin of Great Lakes in
western Mongolia. These dune fields extend from 800 m asl in the basins for 200 to 300 km …

Re-evaluating the origins of sands in the Gurbantunggut Desert and its role as an aeolian dust contributor

Y Li, Y Song, Y Guo, P Liang, X Chen, J Xiao… - Global and Planetary …, 2024 - Elsevier
We analyzed the trace and rare earth element contents of the desert sands and loess
deposits in the Junggar Basin. Combined with previously published data, and using …

Grain Shape Evolution of Sand‐Sized Sediments During Transport From Mountains to Dune Fields

P Liang, X Yang - Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Grain shape is used less frequently in identifying the origin of sediments than grain size
distributions and/or surface microtextures because of technological limitations. In addition …

Sedimentological and geochemical characteristics of sediments and their potential correlations to the processes of desertification along the Keriya River in the …

Y Zhou, X Yang, D Zhang, LL Mackenzie, B Chen - Geomorphology, 2021 - Elsevier
Desertification is a key environmental concern in arid and semi-arid regions. The
sedimentological and geochemical characteristics of sediments are closely related to …

[HTML][HTML] 基于气候模拟与沉积记录对比的晚第四纪暖期中国北方沙漠风沙活动特征与机制研究

郑珺戈, 张德国, 杨小平 - 第四纪研究, 2024 - dsjyj.com.cn
郑珺戈, 张德国, 杨小平. 基于气候模拟与沉积记录对比的晚第四纪暖期中国北方沙漠风沙活动
特征与机制研究[J]. 第四纪研究, 2024, 44 (6): 1612-1632. doi: 10.11928/j. issn. 1001 …

The aeolian component inferred from lake sediments in China

B Zhang, X Liu, J Li - Aeolian Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Lake sediments preserve different components transported by wind, runoff, and glaciers;
therefore, it is important to distinguish the aeolian components in lake sediments. In this …

Grain size and shape analysis of recent and paleo sediments along Poyang Lake with insight into its environmental significance

F Hu, X Xiao, Q Fan, L Yu, Y Xu, Y Feng, Y Zhou, M Yu - Catena, 2025 - Elsevier
Grain shape is a crucial sedimentological attribute commonly employed for reconstructing
depositional environments and transport history. The new dynamic image analysis (DIA) …