Change of grain size parameters of sediments as a result of wind activity. Barchans Jarangiyn els in Gobi, Mongolia

• Authors: Mariusz Potocki

Abstracts

EN

Research conducted on the Jarangiyn els field on the Gobi desert in Mongolia took place during the transformation of barchans resulting from the changes in wind direction. The investigation undertaken by the authors had as its goal the evaluation of the changes in the morphology of the forms, extended by the interpretation of the grain size parameters distribution in the longitudinal profiles of the dunes. The results indicate that the processes of barchan transformation are recorded in grain size parameters.

Keywords

EN

barchans; dune transformation; grain size parameters

• Publisher: Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development
• Year: 2004
• Volume: 11
• Pages: 81-91

Dates

published

2004

Contributors

author

Mariusz Potocki

• Department of Antarctic Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland

translator

Małgorzata Mikulska

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Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki

2029394