Applying end-member modeling to extricate the sedimentary environment of yardang strata in the Dunhuang Yardang National Geopark, northwestern China
Authors:
- Xiaolei LiangXLXiaolei Liang
- Qinghe NiuQNQinghe Niu
- Jianjun QuJQJianjun Qu
- Bing LiuBLBing Liu
- Benli LiuBLBenli Liu
- Xiaohui ZhaiXZXiaohui Zhai
- Baicheng NiuBNBaicheng Niu
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Funding Information
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (41671012, 41501220)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (KLDD-2018-003)
- Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (51Y551C01)
- Technology Research and Development Program of China Railway Corporation (2017G004-E)
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