Possible controlling factors in the development of seasonal sand wedges on the Ordos Plateau, North China
Wedge-like structures filled with silty sand penetrate Quaternary fluvial and aeolian sediments and, in places, Tertiary bedrock on the Ordos Plateau, North China. The wedges reflect thermal contraction cracking of either permafrost or seasonal frost during the Late Pleistocene and early Holocene. W...
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ftvuamstcris:oai:research.vu.nl:publications/81cb39ce-2fdf-4c94-a48b-8f8b8a2b35ea 2024-09-15T18:29:48+00:00 Possible controlling factors in the development of seasonal sand wedges on the Ordos Plateau, North China French, H.M. Vandenberghe, J. Jin, H. He, R. 2021-04 application/pdf https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/81cb39ce-2fdf-4c94-a48b-8f8b8a2b35ea https://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/81cb39ce-2fdf-4c94-a48b-8f8b8a2b35ea https://research.vu.nl/ws/files/230546071/Possible_controlling_factors_in_the_development_of_seasonal_sand_wedges_on_the_Ordos_Plateau_North_China.pdf http://www.scar.ac.cn http://www.scar.ac.cn/EN/10.3724/SP.J.1226.2021.20095 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355718543_Possible_controlling_factors_in_the_development_of_seasonal_sand_wedges_on_the_Ordos_Plateau_North_China eng eng https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/81cb39ce-2fdf-4c94-a48b-8f8b8a2b35ea info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess French , H M , Vandenberghe , J , Jin , H & He , R 2021 , ' Possible controlling factors in the development of seasonal sand wedges on the Ordos Plateau, North China ' , Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions , vol. 13 , no. 2 , pp. 167−176 . < http://www.scar.ac.cn/EN/10.3724/SP.J.1226.2021.20095 > /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/life_below_water name=SDG 14 - Life Below Water article 2021 ftvuamstcris https://doi.org/10.3724/SP.J.1226.2021.20095 2024-08-15T00:09:55Z Wedge-like structures filled with silty sand penetrate Quaternary fluvial and aeolian sediments and, in places, Tertiary bedrock on the Ordos Plateau, North China. The wedges reflect thermal contraction cracking of either permafrost or seasonal frost during the Late Pleistocene and early Holocene. Wedges of about 1 m in depth form polygonal nets of 2-3 m in diameter (type B). They contrast with wedges of 3-4 m in depth that form polygons of 10-15 m in diameter (type A). This review focuses upon the highly variable size of the inferred polygon nets and discusses the problem of differentiating between seasonally and perennially frozen ground, or between seasonal frost and permafrost. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost wedge* Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU): Research Portal |
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Wedge-like structures filled with silty sand penetrate Quaternary fluvial and aeolian sediments and, in places, Tertiary bedrock on the Ordos Plateau, North China. The wedges reflect thermal contraction cracking of either permafrost or seasonal frost during the Late Pleistocene and early Holocene. Wedges of about 1 m in depth form polygonal nets of 2-3 m in diameter (type B). They contrast with wedges of 3-4 m in depth that form polygons of 10-15 m in diameter (type A). This review focuses upon the highly variable size of the inferred polygon nets and discusses the problem of differentiating between seasonally and perennially frozen ground, or between seasonal frost and permafrost. |
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Possible controlling factors in the development of seasonal sand wedges on the Ordos Plateau, North China |
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Possible controlling factors in the development of seasonal sand wedges on the Ordos Plateau, North China |
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Possible controlling factors in the development of seasonal sand wedges on the Ordos Plateau, North China |
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Possible controlling factors in the development of seasonal sand wedges on the Ordos Plateau, North China |
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Possible controlling factors in the development of seasonal sand wedges on the Ordos Plateau, North China |
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French , H M , Vandenberghe , J , Jin , H & He , R 2021 , ' Possible controlling factors in the development of seasonal sand wedges on the Ordos Plateau, North China ' , Sciences in Cold and Arid Regions , vol. 13 , no. 2 , pp. 167−176 . < http://www.scar.ac.cn/EN/10.3724/SP.J.1226.2021.20095 > |
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