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JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH  2007, Vol. 27 Issue (3): 349-355    DOI:
沙漠与沙漠化     
Study on Formation Mechanism of Feather-shaped Sand Ridge in Kumtag Desert

QU Jian-jun1, LIAO Kong-tai1,2, ZU Rui-ping1, XIA Xun-cheng3, JING Zhe-fan1, DONG Zhi-bao1, ZHANG Ke-cun1, YANG Gen-sheng1, WANG Xun-ming1, DONG Guang-rong1

1.Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; 2.Gansu Desert Control Research Institute, Wuwei 733000, Gansu, China; 3.Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, China
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Abstract  Kumtag Desert, like a fan, covers on the inclined plain in front of Altun Mountain. There distributes many kinds of complex sand dunes, among which feather-shaped sand ridge is the unique sand form in China. The literatures on the formation and development mechanism of feather-shaped sand ridge are scarce in recent ten years. The authors has conducted field observation, aerial photograph interpretation and simulation experiment in wind tunnel, it was found out that the forming factors of feather-shaped sand ridge are as follows: ① extensive inclined plain, ② non-abundant sand materials on surface, ③ winds in two similar directions as dynamic condition, ④ tongue-liked sand dune is the sub-form of barchan sand ridge. Both tongue-liked sand dune and barchan sand ridge combine the feather-shaped sand ridge. The developing process of feather-shaped sand ridge can be summarized as the follow stages: barchan sand dune→barchan sand ridge→tongue-liked sand dune→feather-shaped sand ridge.
Key words:  Kumtag Desert      feather-shaped sand ridge      formation mechanism     
Received:  20 November 2006      Published:  20 May 2007
ZTFLH:  P931.3  

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QU Jian-jun;LIAO Kong-tai;ZU Rui-ping;XIA Xun-cheng;JING Zhe-fan;DONG Zhi-bao;ZHANG Ke-cun;YANG Gen-sheng;WANG Xun-ming;DONG Guang-rong. Study on Formation Mechanism of Feather-shaped Sand Ridge in Kumtag Desert. JOURNAL OF DESERT RESEARCH, 2007, 27(3): 349-355.

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