Extension of the Upper Yellow River into the Tibet Plateau
Review and New Data
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15801804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Zhengchen Li (0009-0009-1520-822X, Nanjing University), Xianyan Wang (0000-0002-8281-5734, Nanjing University, corresponding author), J Vandenberghe (0000-0001-9910-1319, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam), Huayu Lu (0000-0002-6306-6985, Nanjing University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 14-14 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quaternary (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2571-550X • E-ISSN: 2571-550X |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/quat4020014 |
| OpenAlex | W3158927779 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 57 |
The Wufo Basin at the margin of the northeastern Tibet Plateau connects the upstream reaches of the Yellow River with the lowland catchment downstream, and the fluvial terrace sequence in this basin provides crucial clues to understand the evolution history of the Yellow River drainage system in relation to the uplift and outgrowth of the Tibetan Plateau. Using field survey and analysis of Digital Elevation Model/Google Earth imagery, we found at least eight Yellow River terraces in this area. The overlying loess of the highest terrace was dated at 1.2 Ma based on paleomagnetic stratigraphy (two normal and two reversal polarities) and the loess-paleosol sequence (12 loess-paleosol cycles). This terrace shows the connections of drainage parts in and outside the Tibetan Plateau through its NE margin. In addition, we review the previously published data on the Yellow River terraces and ancient large lakes in the basins. Based on our new data and previous researches, we conclude that the modern Yellow River, with headwaters in the Tibet Plateau and debouching in the Bohai Sea, should date from at least 1.2 Ma. Ancient large lakes (such as the Hetao and Sanmen Lakes) developed as exorheic systems and flowed through the modern Yellow River at that time
Archaeology · Cartography · Digital elevation model · Drainage basin · Fluvial · Geography · Geomorphology · Hydrology (agriculture · Loess · Loess plateau · Paleosol · Physical geography · Plateau (mathematics · Remote sensing · River terraces · Sequence (biology · Structural basin · Terrace (agriculture · earthquake and tectonic studies · Geological formations and processes · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Geology · Paleontology
Climatic and tectonic controls on strath terraces along the upper Weihe River in central China
Interaction of fluvial and eolian sedimentation processes, and response to climate change since the last glacial in a semiarid environment along the Yellow River
Stacked 2.6‐Ma grain size record from the Chinese loess based on five sections and correlation with the deep‐sea δ 18 O record
Initial incision of the Jinshan Gorge of the Yellow River, China, constrained by terrestrial in situ cosmogenic nuclides chronology
Loess record of climatic changes during MIS 12–10 in the Jingyuan section, northwestern Chinese Loess Plateau
Mineralogy of the core YRD-1101 of the Yellow River Delta
Formation of the Yellow River, inferred from loess–palaeosol sequence in Mangshan and lacustrine sediments in Sanmen Gorge, China
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |