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JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH  2011, Vol. 31 Issue (6): 1365-1372    DOI:
沙漠与沙漠化     
Spatial Distribution of Soil Moisture at Unsaturated Zone in Megadunes, Southeast of Badian Jaran Desert
MA Jin-zhu1, ZHOU Xiang-yang1, WANG Yun-quan1, John B. Gates2
Key Laboratory of Western Chinas Environmental Systems, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; 2.Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, Texas 78703, USA
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Abstract  Water is the main factor influencing desert ecosystem and limits the number and size of perennial plant species in arid areas. At present, very little is known about the spatio-temporal variation of soil moisture under the desert systems limited by natural conditions and study tools. The study examined the spatial pattern of soil water content and its relationship with local control factors in southeastern lakes area of Badain Jaran Desert. Results from geostatistics analysis and Detrended Canonical Correspondence Analysis (DCCA) revealed that soil moisture displayed three types: exponent, logarithm and log-normal vertical distributions, which were regulated by capillary fringe, distance to lake and comprehensive terrain attributes, respectively; soil moisture in unsaturated zone was influenced by local control at 0.75—1 m in logarithm while 3—4 m in log-normal distribution sites; soil moisture varied significantly with relative elevation and was highly sensitive to local control factors, whereas length correlation was insensitive.
Key words:  soil moisture      unsaturated dune      spatial distribution      megadunes      southeast of Badain Jaran Desert     
Received:  11 August 2010      Published:  20 November 2011
ZTFLH:  P33  

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MA Jin-zhu;ZHOU Xiang-yang;WANG Yun-quan;John B. Gates. Spatial Distribution of Soil Moisture at Unsaturated Zone in Megadunes, Southeast of Badian Jaran Desert. JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH, 2011, 31(6): 1365-1372.

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