Episodic dune formations during the Quaternary are found in many deserts of China.The causes of desert expansions on different time scales are not the same. Desert extension atabout 1.1 and 0.9 Ma ago were the respons...Episodic dune formations during the Quaternary are found in many deserts of China.The causes of desert expansions on different time scales are not the same. Desert extension atabout 1.1 and 0.9 Ma ago were the response to the active tectonic movements, whereas the de-sert evolutions on the ten-thousand years time scale were the response to the orbital scale climaticchanges. Spatial scale studies on desert evolution indicate that desert margins shifted greatly dur-ing the last glacial maximum (LGM) and the Holocene optimum, its changing from 125°E of theLGM to 105°E of the climatic optimum. Historical desertification in the semiarid China is not a re-sponse to climate drought but largely associated with the human impacts (mainly over-cultivation)since about 2300 years ago, which leads to the reworking of the underlying LGM sands.展开更多
黄土作为典型的多物源沉积物,粒度分布常呈现多峰分布。端元分析可以从复杂的沉积物粒度中分离出代表不同沉积物源和沉积动力的端元组分,在黄土研究中得到了广泛应用。利用Paterson参数化端元模型对处于毛乌素沙漠东南缘的靖边三道沟剖...黄土作为典型的多物源沉积物,粒度分布常呈现多峰分布。端元分析可以从复杂的沉积物粒度中分离出代表不同沉积物源和沉积动力的端元组分,在黄土研究中得到了广泛应用。利用Paterson参数化端元模型对处于毛乌素沙漠东南缘的靖边三道沟剖面粒度进行端元分离与解释,并讨论其代表的环境意义。靖边三道沟黄土可分为4个端元:EM1(众数粒径8.93μm)为背景粉尘;EM2(众数粒径25.18μm)为与季风环流有关的组分;EM3(众数粒径39.91μm)和EM4(众数粒径56.37μm)都是与冬季风有关的组分,其中EM3为黄土高原黄土主要组分,EM4与现代沙尘暴的粒级大致相同。通过对各端元组分随年龄变化的曲线进行分析,得到以下结论:该剖面记录了靖边地区自MIS 3以来经历了MIS 3(32.8~29.8 ka BP)、LGM(29.8~22.8 ka BP)、冰消期(22.8~11.3 ka BP)和全新世(8.7~1.7 ka BP)共4个气候时期。端元组分还记录了冰消期H 1事件(16.2~13.8 ka BP)、B/A事件(13.8~12.8 ka BP)、YD事件(12.8~11.3 ka BP)共3次气候快速变化事件和D-O旋回。该剖面还记录了毛乌素沙漠末次冰期经历的3次主要的扩张-收缩旋回以及全新世8.7~8.2,6.0~5.0,3.5~2.5 ka共3次干旱沙进事件。展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.40024202 and 49972059)the National Key Basic Research Special Foundation Project of China(Grant No.G1999043402).
文摘Episodic dune formations during the Quaternary are found in many deserts of China.The causes of desert expansions on different time scales are not the same. Desert extension atabout 1.1 and 0.9 Ma ago were the response to the active tectonic movements, whereas the de-sert evolutions on the ten-thousand years time scale were the response to the orbital scale climaticchanges. Spatial scale studies on desert evolution indicate that desert margins shifted greatly dur-ing the last glacial maximum (LGM) and the Holocene optimum, its changing from 125°E of theLGM to 105°E of the climatic optimum. Historical desertification in the semiarid China is not a re-sponse to climate drought but largely associated with the human impacts (mainly over-cultivation)since about 2300 years ago, which leads to the reworking of the underlying LGM sands.
文摘黄土作为典型的多物源沉积物,粒度分布常呈现多峰分布。端元分析可以从复杂的沉积物粒度中分离出代表不同沉积物源和沉积动力的端元组分,在黄土研究中得到了广泛应用。利用Paterson参数化端元模型对处于毛乌素沙漠东南缘的靖边三道沟剖面粒度进行端元分离与解释,并讨论其代表的环境意义。靖边三道沟黄土可分为4个端元:EM1(众数粒径8.93μm)为背景粉尘;EM2(众数粒径25.18μm)为与季风环流有关的组分;EM3(众数粒径39.91μm)和EM4(众数粒径56.37μm)都是与冬季风有关的组分,其中EM3为黄土高原黄土主要组分,EM4与现代沙尘暴的粒级大致相同。通过对各端元组分随年龄变化的曲线进行分析,得到以下结论:该剖面记录了靖边地区自MIS 3以来经历了MIS 3(32.8~29.8 ka BP)、LGM(29.8~22.8 ka BP)、冰消期(22.8~11.3 ka BP)和全新世(8.7~1.7 ka BP)共4个气候时期。端元组分还记录了冰消期H 1事件(16.2~13.8 ka BP)、B/A事件(13.8~12.8 ka BP)、YD事件(12.8~11.3 ka BP)共3次气候快速变化事件和D-O旋回。该剖面还记录了毛乌素沙漠末次冰期经历的3次主要的扩张-收缩旋回以及全新世8.7~8.2,6.0~5.0,3.5~2.5 ka共3次干旱沙进事件。
