Characteristics and climate significance of surface sediments in the Horqin Sandy Land

doi:10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2024.00043

Journal of Desert Research ›› 2024, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (4): 223-235.DOI: 10.7522/j.issn.1000-694X.2024.00043

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Characteristics and climate significance of surface sediments in the Horqin Sandy Land

Yueyi Zhang¹(), Yunping Chi¹^,²(), Yuanyun Xie¹^,², Chunguo Kang³, Ruonan Liu¹, Lei Sun¹, Peng Wu¹, Zhenyu Wei¹

^1.College of Geographic Science /, Harbin Normal University，Harbin 150025，China
^2.Heilongjiang Province Key Laboratory of Geographical Environment Monitoring and Spatial Information Service in Cold Regions, Harbin Normal University，Harbin 150025，China
^3.School of Geography and Tourism，Harbin University，Harbin 150086，China

Received:2024-02-07 Revised:2024-04-15 Online:2024-07-20 Published:2024-08-29
Contact: Yunping Chi

Abstract

Abstract:

As a product of arid climate， deserts record rich information about climate and environmental changes. The climate environment indicated by the characteristics of desert aeolian sediments varies under different regional conditions. In this study， we selected a total of 25 sample points from east to west in the Horqin Sandy Land， and the chromaticity index， DRS and magnetic susceptibility were analyzed to explore the spatial variation characteristics of aeolian sediments on the sandy surface. At the same time， the climate significance of various proxy indicators in the context of regional modern climate factors is discussed. The results show that the chromaticity characteristics of surface wind-sand sediments in Horqin Sandy Land are closely related to regional precipitation. L*， a* and b*/a* can be used as proxy indicators to indicate regional climate. The goethite and hematite in surface sediments are at low levels， and changes in Gt/Hm can indicate the overall trend of dry and wet climate conditions. The χ_fd% value of surface wind-sand sediments can be used as a proxy indicator of regional precipitation. The magnetic enhancement of sediments is mainly due to the strengthening of weathering and pedogenesis caused by the increase of precipitation intensity， which leads to the production of a large number of fine-grained ferromagnetic minerals. Generally speaking， the chromaticity， magnetic susceptibility and goethite to hematite ratio of surface aeolian sediments in Horqin sandy land can effectively indicate the regional climate and environment. This study deepens the relationship between surface sedimentation and climatic parameters in Northeast China from the perspective of modern process， and provides an important reference for the reconstruction of paleoclimate change history in Northeast China.

Key words: surface sediment, chromaticity, goethite to hematite ratio, magnetic susceptibility, climate significance

CLC Number:

P512

Yueyi Zhang, Yunping Chi, Yuanyun Xie, Chunguo Kang, Ruonan Liu, Lei Sun, Peng Wu, Zhenyu Wei. Characteristics and climate significance of surface sediments in the Horqin Sandy Land[J]. Journal of Desert Research, 2024, 44(4): 223-235.

Figures/Tables 10

Fig.1 （A） DEM map of East Asia；（B） Horqin Sandy Land DEM map；（C） Annual precipitation；（D） Annual mean temperature

Table 1 The color parameters of wind-sand sediments in Horqin Sandy Land

样品	亮度L*			红度a*			黄度b*
样品	平均值	最大值	最小值	平均值	最大值	最小值	平均值	最大值	最小值
全样	74.01	80.37	55.19	3.18	5.30	1.93	11.02	13.00	8.36
<63 μm	56.91	63.30	52.58	5.04	6.19	3.65	13.81	16.22	10.29
42°—43°N	73.91	79.38	55.20	3.24	5.30	3.24	11.20	12.44	11.20
43°—44°N	74.10	80.37	56.10	3.12	4.02	3.12	10.85	13.00	10.85
119°—121°E	76.62	80.37	72.24	2.96	3.26	2.96	10.84	11.81	10.84
121°—124°E	71.60	79.38	55.20	3.38	5.30	3.38	11.19	13.00	11.19

Fig.2 Chromaticity variation curve of surface sediments in Horqin Sandy Land

Fig.3 First derivative diagram of the DRS of eolian sand samples from Horqin Sandy Land

Fig.4 Characteristic peak distribution curve of first derivative of goethite and hematite in eolian sand samples from Horqin Sandy Land

Fig.5 Magnetic susceptibility curve of surface sediments in Horqin Sandy Land

Fig.6 Indicative diagram of correlation coefficients between chromaticity parameters and climate factors of aeolian sand in Horqin Sandy Land ［*P≤0.05］

Fig.7 Scatter plot of chromaticity parameters and DRS parameters

Fig.8 Scatter plot of DRS parameters and climatic factors

Fig.9 Correlation coefficient diagram between magnetic susceptibility parameters and climatic factors of aeolian sand in Horqin Sandy Land

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