Hydrogeological survey and satellite remote sensing in the Dunhuang area

Mogao Grottos are located at the eastern foot of the Mingsha Mountain, 25 km southeast of Dunhuang City. The caves were excavated into the cliff on the west bank of the Daquan River. The wall paintings in the caves are subject to the severe deterioration generated by recrystallization of salt. It re...

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Published inGeosciences journal (Seoul, Korea) Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 331 - 334
Main Authors Piao, Chunze, Tanimoto, Chikaosa, Koizumi, Keigo, Li, Zuixiong, Wang, Xudong, Guo, Qinglin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.12.2003
Subjects
Caves
Geological surveys
Geology
Groundwater
Hydrogeology
Image analysis
Image processing
Moisture
Moisture effects
Mountains
Movement
Plate tectonics
Recrystallization
Remote sensing
Rock
Satellite imagery
Satellites
Surveys
Tectonics
Walls
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Summary:Mogao Grottos are located at the eastern foot of the Mingsha Mountain, 25 km southeast of Dunhuang City. The caves were excavated into the cliff on the west bank of the Daquan River. The wall paintings in the caves are subject to the severe deterioration generated by recrystallization of salt. It relates with the movement of water/moisture in rock formation. Through the satellite image analysis and geological survey, it has been clarified that the movement of ground water is governed by the fault system. The geographical nature is specified by the aggressive tectonic movement from the south.
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ISSN:1226-4806
1598-7477
DOI:10.1007/BF02919564