Water resources: groundwater maintains dune landscape |
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Authors: | Chen Jian Sheng Li Ling Wang Ji Yang Barry D A Sheng Xue Fen Gu Wei Zu Zhao Xia Chen Liang |
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Institution: | Institute of Isotope Research, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China. |
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Abstract: | The Badain Jaran desert in western Inner Mongolia in China has a unique landscape that contains 72 lakes, with a total water surface area of 23 km2, and the world's highest stationary sand dunes, which are up to 500 m tall--despite the prevailing dry and windy weather conditions. Here we present evidence of a major groundwater system that underpins the factors leading to this landscape. Our finding could transform plans for the region's water resources. |
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