ZHANG Yu, ZHANG Kecun, AN Zhishan, et al. Topsoil Grain Size Distribution and Its Sedimentary Environment in Desert-oasis Transitional Zone of Dunhuang City[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2017, 37(4): 69-73.
DOI:
ZHANG Yu, ZHANG Kecun, AN Zhishan, et al. Topsoil Grain Size Distribution and Its Sedimentary Environment in Desert-oasis Transitional Zone of Dunhuang City[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 2017, 37(4): 69-73. DOI: 10.13961/j.cnki.stbctb.2017.04.012.
Topsoil Grain Size Distribution and Its Sedimentary Environment in Desert-oasis Transitional Zone of Dunhuang City
[Objective] Exploring the topsoil grain size distribution and its sedimentary environment
to provide theoretical bases for ecological restoration and effective sand disasters control in the Dunhuang desert-oasis transitional zone.[Methods] Surface sediments were sampled by diagonal method in Dunhuang desert-oasis transitional zone
Grain size parameters were calculated by moment method. The spatial distribution and sedimentary environment of grain size were analyzed.[Results] (1) The contents of extremely coarse sand and extremely fine sand were both low in the research area. Desert and oasis were mainly composed of coarse sand and fine sand
and the transition zone was dominated by mid-sand. The grain size decreased from desert to oasis. (2) The sorting of the 3 sampling belt transects performed all better
among which
the desert was the best
followed by the transition zone
the oasis was the worst. (3) As for skewness
desert and transition zone were nearly symmetrical distribution
while oasis belonged to positive skewness. Kurtosis type was plat
which showed that responses of different sediment grain sizes to wind power were different.[Conclusion] The sand of oasis is dominated by aeolian environment
Mingsha mountain is mainly lacustrine or river environment
two different sedimentary sands appeared in the transitional zone.