文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Sr-Nd isotopic compositions of aeolian sand in the northern Ulan Buh Desert and Yamalik Desert: Implications for provenance and transport processes

作者：Kong, Weiyuan[1,2] Zhou, Shangzhe[1,2] Cui, Guipeng[1,2] Gao, Pan[1,2] Li, Shuai[3] Lu, Qi[1,2]

第一作者：Kong, Weiyuan

通信作者：Kong, WY[1]

机构：[1]Chinese Acad Forestry, Inst Ecol Conservat & Restorat, Beijing 100091, Peoples R China;[2]Chinese Acad Forestry, Inst Desertificat Studies, Beijing 100091, Peoples R China;[3]Chinese Acad Forestry, Expt Ctr Desert Forestry, Dengkou 015200, Peoples R China

年份：2024

卷号：234

外文期刊名：CATENA

收录：;Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-85174953888);WOS:【SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:001107943900001)】；

基金：Acknowledgments This research was co-funded by the National Natural Science Foun-dation of China (Grant No. 32201635 and 32101592) , Central Public-Interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund of China (Grant No. CAFYBB2021ZD003) , Science & Technology Fundamental Resources Investigation Program (Grant No. 2022FY202300 and 2022FY202301) .

语种：英文

外文关键词：Sr-Nd isotopes; Sand provenance; Ulan Buh Desert; Yamalik Desert; Sand transport

摘要：Tracing the provenance of aeolian sand in deserts is essential for comprehending the mechanisms underlying desert formation and sediment transportation processes. There are multiple sand belts that interconnect major deserts within the Alxa Plateau of northern China, as evidenced by satellite images and field research. However, the aeolian sand transport from the Badain Jaran Desert (BJD) to the Yamalik Desert (YD) and Ulan Buh Desert (UBD) through these expanding sand belts is still being underestimated. In this study, we analyzed trace metal contents and Sr-Nd isotopic compositions in the < 125 mu m fraction of dune sands in the northern UBD and YD, along with bedrocks from the Langshan Mountains (LM). Based on bivariate plots of Zr vs. Hf, Zr/Hf vs. Hf, Cr/V vs. Y/Ni, and Th/Co vs. Th/Sc, the aeolian sands in the northern UBD and YD have similar sources but are different from those in the southern UBD. Comparison of Sr-Nd isotopes with potential source areas suggests that fine-grained aeolian sands in the YD and northern UBD are mainly sourced from the BJD and the southern Mongolian Gobi. Although the heterogeneity of bedrock samples impeded the precise interpretation of contributions from all potential sources, the epsilon(Nd)(0) signatures in the UBD suggest that up to 25% of the fine-grained sand is derived from the LM, which displays highly negative epsilon(Nd)(0) values. On a larger geographical scale, the northern UBD serves as a transfer intersection for long-distance transportation of sand and dust ultimately sourced from the Central Asian Orogen and northern Tibetan Plateau. This study also demonstrates the essential role of sand belts in facilitating aeolian transport within the Alxa Deserts.