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1984 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Aeolian landforms in the Taklimakan Desert
Author : Zhu Zhenda
Published in: Deserts and arid lands
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Included in: Professional Book Archive
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The Taklimakan Desert, the largest desert in the People’s Republic of China (covering an area of 337,600 km2) is found in the center of the Tarim Basin. The following is an attempt at explaining the origin of the sand, the morphological characteristics of the dunes, and their distribution and movement in this desert.