Hou Huichang, Zhong Chaozhang. The Formation of Loess Plateau and Its Harnessing Measures[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 1990, 9(1): 8-13.
Hou Huichang, Zhong Chaozhang. The Formation of Loess Plateau and Its Harnessing Measures[J]. Bulletin of Soiland Water Conservation, 1990, 9(1): 8-13.DOI:
By taking the formation of mud-rain and dust-rain and other mud "granular fine sand"
and the inlaying of fine mineral grain into coarse sand and other phynomena
as the sole characteristic for the formation of loess plateau caused only by the blowing and carrying of wind
and after checking each different periods'loess
which were formated for 2.5 million years long
it was believed that the formation of the loess plateau was indeed the causes that the loess dust
which was carried by wind from west
met the moist airflow from east then continuously fell down then accumulated gradually. The loess layer accumulated this way
in which the structure appears frame touch
possessed fine aeration and permeability originally
later it is affected by the reproduction of vegetation
especially by the effect of root system of grass
the cha racter is strengthened. This is the sole background and source for the accumulation of loess up to 100 meters and formulating the complete loess plateau--ancient soil under the natural condition. The soil and water loss violently
the main reason was human's destroy on natural vegetation
thus it thoroughly destroyed the permeability and anti-scouring of soil. So recent harnessing measures on loess plateau are forced to be "no-site-retain all precipitation" as the strategic goat and adopt measures as "cereal crops are planted on plain and plateau land
forest and fruit tree are set on gullies
grass and shrub are located on hillside";and combining with the social and economic requirement
to arrange the reasonable land utilization and concrete productive measures.