%0 Journal Article
%T Desert Formation and Evolution in Qaidam Basin since the Last Glacial Epoch<br>末次冰期以来柴达木盆地沙漠形成与演化
%A ZENG Yongnian
%A FENG Zhaodong
%A CAO Guangchao
%A <br>曾永年
%A 冯兆东
%A 曹广超
%J 地理学报
%D 2003
%I 
%X The Qaidam Basin is one of the areas where the deserts of the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau are mainly distributed. These deserts are mainly found in the southern margin and southeastern part of the Qaidam Basin, and areas around the three lakes, that is, east Taijinaier lake, west Taijinaier lake, and Dabuxun lake. The extensively distributed desert and loess recorded the environmental evolution history in this region. According to the environmental records and TL-date from stratigraphy of different types of loess, eolian sand sections in southeastern margin of the Qaidam Basin, we studied the processes of desert evolution in the concerned area since the last glacial epoch. The extensive desert which appeared 21-15 kaBP indicated that the desert was intensified in the last maximum glacial epoch. The eolian sand, loess, and paleosol layers of 15-10 kaBP are overlapped in sections, which indicated that the positive and reverse changes from the occurrence of the shifting sand to the spread and the fixation have taken place many times. Since 10 kaBP the desert had experienced fluctuating evolution process of reduction and expansion along with the global environmental changes and sand-drifting still continued at present day. The modern sand-drifting activities are another episode of desert evolution process since the last maximum glacial epoch, and the subsequent activities of drifting sand of the last maximum glacial epoch in the Qaidam Basin.
%K desert formation and evolution
%K Qaidam Basin
%K last maximum glacial epoch<br>末次冰期
%K 沙漠形成
%K 演化
%K 柴达木盆地
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