Source of the aeolian sediments in the Yarlung Tsangpo valley and its potential dust contribution to adjacent oceans

• Published in: Earth surface processes and landforms Vol. 47; no. 7; pp. 1860 - 1871
• Main Authors: Ling, Zhiyong, Yang, Shengli, Xia, Dunsheng, Wang, Xin, Chen, Fahu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 15.06.2022
• Subjects: aeolian deposits; Atmospheric particulates; Clastics; Dry season; Dust; Dust emission; Emissions; Eolian deposits; Eolian sands; Holocene; Isotope ratios; Jet stream; Jet streams (meteorology); Loess; Neodymium; Oceans; Pleistocene; provenance tracing; Sediment; Sediment deposits; Sediments; Sr‐Nd isotopes; Strontium; Strontium 87; Strontium isotopes; transport mode; Watersheds; Yarlung Tsangpo; Japan; Pacific Ocean

Surface sediments such as aeolian sand, loess/sandy loess, and fluvial/alluvial clastics are widespread in the Yarlung Tsangpo (YT) catchment and across the Tibetan Plateau (TP). However, it is debated whether the source of the aeolian sediments is local or remote, involving transport across large r...