The granulometric properties of contemporary aeolian sands in a taiga-steppe area of Eastern Siberia

• Main Authors: Tadeusz Szczypek, Valerian A. Snytko
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Lone; taiga; Siberia
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.536.7809; http://geoinfo.amu.edu.pl/sgp/LA/LA03/a047_SZCZYPEK.pdf

Abstract: The grain size dislribution and quartz grain (1.0-0.8 mm) abrasion degree for the contemporary aeolilln sands occurring in a zone oflaiga and steppe in the neighbourhood of Lake Baileal, in Eastern Siberia, is compared with similar features in other aeolian sediments. Five sites in a taiga zone, one in a forest-steppe lone and one in a steppe zooe: have been investigated. Whereas the morpho-fonning influence: of the wind is obvious in lIle area investigated, the role of the wind is important only in respect of grain size distribution and is not an imponant foctor in determining in quanz grain abrasion size. Kty word)': Eastern Siberia, modem aeolian processes, aeolian landfonns, aeolian sands