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Desert Loess

Desert Loess is a type of aeolian sedimentary deposit consisting predominantly of silt-sized particles transported and accumulated by wind from arid and semi-arid regions, distinguished from other loess deposits by its origin in desert environments with minimal vegetation and high dust availability.

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2017–2026

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Publications

215

Dust transport and the question of desert loess formation

Haim Tsoar, Kenneth Pye · Sedimentology · 1987 · 720 citations

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Soil desiccation in the Loess Plateau of China

Hongsong Chen, Mingan Shao, Yuyuan Li · Geoderma · 2007 · 452 citations

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Loess genesis and worldwide distribution

Yanrong Li, Wenhui Shi, Mary Antonette Beroya-Eitner et al. · Earth-Science Reviews · 2019 · 422 citations · Full text

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A persistent Holocene wetting trend in arid central Asia, with wettest conditions in the late Holocene, revealed by multi-proxy analyses of loess-paleosol sequences in Xinjiang, China

Fahu Chen, Jia Jia, Jianhui Chen et al. · Quaternary Science Reviews · 2016 · 366 citations

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New eolian red clay sequence on the western Chinese Loess Plateau linked to onset of Asian desertification about 25 Ma ago

Xiaoke Qiang, Zhisheng An, Yougui Song et al. · Science China Earth Sciences · 2010 · 340 citations

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Authors

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  1. ZA
    Zhisheng An

    Institute of Earth Environment, China

    9 publications · 996 citations

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  2. RA
    Rivka Amit

    Geological Survey of Israel, Israel

    8 publications · 849 citations

    8

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  3. YE
    Yehouda Enzel

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

    8 publications · 784 citations

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  4. JS
    Jimin Sun

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    8 publications · 280 citations

    8

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  5. OC
    Onn Crouvi

    Geological Survey of Israel, Israel

    7 publications · 724 citations

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Institutions

243

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    32 h-index

    161 publications

    15.2K citations

  2. Institute of Earth Environment

    Xi'an, China

    17 h-index

    60 publications

    8.6K citations

  3. Lanzhou University

    Lanzhou, China

    16 h-index

    96 publications

    6.5K citations

  4. Institute of Geology and Geophysics

    Beijing, China

    15 h-index

    34 publications

    2.1K citations

  5. Institute of Soil and Water Conservation

    Yangling, China

    15 h-index

    37 publications

    4.2K citations

  6. Hebrew University of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem, Israel

    14 h-index

    27 publications

    2.2K citations

  7. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    22 publications

    944 citations

  8. Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences

    Beijing, China

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    888 citations

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  1. Quaternary International

    16 publications · 790 citations

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  2. CATENA

    13 publications · 847 citations

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  3. Geoderma

    10 publications · 937 citations

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  4. Quaternary Science Reviews

    8 publications · 754 citations

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  5. Quaternary Research

    QR · 8 publications · 770 citations

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