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Lop Nor, China
Authors:   Xia Xuncheng

ISBN: 978-1-84265-765-2 
Publication Year:   2014
Pages:   752
Binding:   Hard Back


About the book

LOP NOR, CHINA compiled by a famous scholar, professor Xia Xuncheng is a summary of scientific research in Lop Nur Region over a long period, projects the collective wisdom of many scientific workers engaged in the Lop Nur research. The book in fourteen chapters, discusses and analyses comprehensively and systematically the scientific investigation history, the areal geological evolution, the desert landform, the arid climate, the soil, the plant, the animal, the water resources, the environmental evolution, the salt crust, the potash deposit, the ecological conservation and rehabilitation and so on thereby opening the mysteries of Lop Nur region. At the same time, the review of investigation and exploration in Lop Nur region has for the first time revealed and rescued Peng Jiamu’s, a famous scientist’s, missing remains found in recent years.


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Table of content

Foreword / Preface / Scientific Investigation History in Lop Nur Region / Areal Geological Evolution in Lop Nur Region / Desert Landform in Lop Nur Region / Arid Climate in Lop Nur Region / Soil in Lop Nur Region / Plant in Lop Nur Region / Animal in Lop Nur Region / Water Resources in Lop Nur Region / Environmental Evolution in Lop Nur Region / Salt Crust in Lop Nur Region / Potash Deposit in Lop Nur Region / Ecological Conservation and Rehabilitation in Lop Nur Region / Ancient Human Activities in Lop Nur Region / Investigation and Exploration Review in Lop Nur Region.




Audience
Students, Geoscience Workers and Arid Land Researchers