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Morphologic changes of simple star dunes during the growth process in Dunhuang,China

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Star dune is one typical kind of aeolian geomorphology in global sand seas.It has attracted scholars in various research fields for years because of its unique morphologic features like Egyptian pyramid.The landform pattern of star dune is mainly dominated by factors such as regional wind regime,sand availability,and local topography.Star dunes grow vertically as they accumulate sand brought in from different directions;however,little is known regarding morphologic changes during this process.The stability of star dunes based on quantitative data is another unsolved question due to the limitation in measuring equipment or other factors.And whether the star dune can grow into star sand hills is another scientific problem which needs to be discussed.In this paper,the heightening development process and morphological changes of star dunes were monitored in Mingsha Mountain of Dunhuang with the 3D laser scanner.Results show that the star dunes in Mingsha Mountain were formed by a group of relatively steady winds,which were northwest,northeast and south winds.With the increase of the height of the star dunes,the morphological parameters of the dune,such as the volume and bottom area,did not show regular changes.The surface erosion of both Dune 1 and Dune 2 during the observation period was closely related to the regional wind conditions.During the growth of the star dunes,the overall trend of the dunes was relatively steady and the dune shape maintained its stability although the aspect and slope of the sand dunes changed,indicating that the stability of star dune was not complete and was dynamic.Moreover,the variation range of the dune slope was proportional to the volume change of the dune.

Star dune3D laser scannerDunhuangMorphologic change

AN Zhi-shan、ZHANG Ke-cun、TAN Li-hai、NIU Qing-he、LIU Ben-li、NIU Bai-cheng

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Dunhuang Gobi and Desert Research Station,Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou 730000,China

Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Lanzhou 730000,China

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China

National Key Research and Development Program of China国家自然科学基金Opening Research Foundation of the Key Laboratory of Desert and Desertification,CASScience and Technology Research Project of China Railway First Survey and Design Institute Group Co.,Ltd

N0.2020YFA0608403-141871016KLDD-2020-0152019-10

2022

山地科学学报(英文版)
中国科学院水利部成都山地灾害与环境研究所

山地科学学报(英文版)

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影响因子：0.228
ISSN：1672-6316
年,卷(期)：2022.19(4)
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