Strong dune activity and the forcing mechanisms of dune fields in northeastern China during the last 2 kyr

Jinchang Li; Yuan Wang; Rentao Liu; Lisha Zhang; Liuyan Han

doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.10.010

Strong dune activity and the forcing mechanisms of dune fields in northeastern China during the last 2 kyr

Jinchang Li, Yuan Wang, Rentao Liu, Lisha Zhang, Liuyan Han

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Abstract

Historical dune activity for the Horqin and Hulun Buir dune fields of northeastern China remain poorly understood. In this study, we compiled a large number of aeolian sand luminescence ages from stratigraphic sections and synthesised the data to reveal periods of strong dune activity that took place in these dune fields throughout the last 2 kyr. Our results indicate at least four episodes of strong dune activity, which occurred from 500 to 600 C.E., from 890 to 970 C.E., from 1150 to 1230 C.E., and since 1650 C.E, respectively. Comparisons between episodes of strong dune activity, climatic change, and human activity showed that the first episode was associated with a cold and dry climate; the second and the third episodes can be attributed to the combined impacts of cold climate and extensive human activities; the early part of the fourth episode was caused by a cold climate, whereas the middle and later parts have been controlled by anthropogenic impacts.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	92-97
Number of pages	6
Journal	Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Volume	514
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.10.010
State	Published - 15 Jan 2019
Externally published	Yes

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We thank Sara J. Mason, M.Sc., from Liwen Bianji, Edanz Editing China (www.liwenbianji.cn/ac), for editing the English text of a draft of this manuscript. This work was supported by a Project of the Key Laboratory for Restoration and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Northwestern China, from the Ministry of Education, Ningxia University (2018KF02), by the Innovation Project of Graduate Education of Shanxi Province (2018SY006) and by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41661054). We thank Sara J. Mason, M.Sc., from Liwen Bianji, Edanz Editing China ( www.liwenbianji.cn/ac ), for editing the English text of a draft of this manuscript. This work was supported by a Project of the Key Laboratory for Restoration and Reconstruction of Degraded Ecosystem in Northwestern China, from the Ministry of Education, Ningxia University ( 2018KF02 ), by the Innovation Project of Graduate Education of Shanxi Province ( 2018SY006 ) and by the National Natural Science Foundation of China ( 41661054 ).

Funders	Funder number
Innovation Project of Graduate Education of Shanxi Province	2018SY006
Ministry of Education, Ningxia University	2018KF02
Ningxia University
National Natural Science Foundation of China	41661054

Keywords

Aeolian sand accumulation
Climatic changes
Dune activity
Human activity
Probability density

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