Soil Genesis of Alluvial Parent Material in the Qinghai Lake Basin (NE Qinghai–Tibet Plateau) Revealed Using Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
3. Samples and Analytical Methods
Sample Profiles
4. Results
4.1. Luminescence Characteristics
4.2. OSL Dating of Alluvial Parent Material in the Qinghai Lake Basin
4.3. Soil Grain Size and Organic Matter Content Analyses
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
- The alluvial parent material in the Qinghai Lake Basin was buried several times during the middle Holocene, which was affected by the warm and wet climatic condition during that period. Soil pedogenesis and humus accumulation during 8.5–4 ka were relatively strong in response to the high lake levels.
- The underlying alluvial parent material is characteristic of typical fluvial sediment and mainly composed of gravel and river sand components, while the upper soil is characteristic of wind dust. Therefore, alluvial soils followed the “alluvial parent material with aeolian dust accumulation mode” in the Qinghai Lake Basin.
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Name | Latitude | Longitude | Altitude /m | Soil Type | Landform Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maohong | 37.1934° | 99.2251° | 3346 | Prototype soil | Alluvial–proluvial terraces (second-level terraces of the Buha River) |
Tianjun | 37.2559° | 99.0807° | 3384 | Prototype soil | Alluvial–proluvial terraces (second-level terraces of the Buha River) |
Tianjunxisha | 37.2119° | 99.1720° | 3348 | Entisol | First-level terraces of the Buha River |
Sample No. | Depth /m | Th (ppm) | U (ppm) | K (%) | Dose Rate /(Gy/ka) | Particle Size /μm | Number /discs | De /Gy | Age /ka |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MH1 | 0.15 | 13.7 ± 0.7 | 2.5 ± 0.4 | 1.7 ± 0.04 | 3.4 ± 0.15 | 63–90 | 17 | 5.4 ± 0.2 | 1.6 ± 0.1 |
MH2 | 0.3 | 12.4 ± 0.7 | 2.4 ± 0.4 | 1.6 ± 0.04 | 3.13 ± 0.14 | 63–90 | 16 | 34.7 ± 3.0 | 11.1 ± 1.1 |
MH3 | 0.45 | 11.9 ± 0.7 | 2.3 ± 0.4 | 1.6 ± 0.04 | 3.07 ± 0.14 | 63–90 | 14 | 36.5 ± 2.1 | 11.9 ± 0.9 |
TJ1 | 0.15 | 10.5 ± 0.7 | 2.4 ± 0.4 | 1.4 ± 0.03 | 2.87 ± 0.13 | 63–90 | 17 | 17.4 ± 0.4 | 6.1 ± 0.3 |
TJ2 | 0.3 | 11.4 ± 0.7 | 2.9 ± 0.4 | 1.5 ± 0.04 | 3.08 ± 0.14 | 63–90 | 18 | 30.3 ± 0.8 | 9.8 ± 0.6 |
TJ3 | 0.4 | 12.7 ± 0.7 | 3.5 ± 0.4 | 1.8 ± 0.04 | 3.53 ± 0.16 | 63–90 | 16 | 35.2 ± 1.2 | 10.0 ± 0.6 |
TJ4 | 0.6 | 17.6 ± 0.7 | 3.2 ± 0.4 | 2.2 ± 0.04 | 4.07 ± 0.18 | 63–90 | 17 | 42.7 ± 1.3 | 10.5 ± 0.6 |
TJXS1 | 0.2 | 10.0 ± 0.7 | 2.6 ± 0.4 | 1.7 ± 0.03 | 3.1 ± 0.14 | 63–90 | 17 | 12.1 ± 0.3 | 3.9 ± 0.2 |
TJXS2 | 0.85 | 8.7 ± 0.6 | 2.0 ± 0.3 | 1.6 ± 0.03 | 2.71 ± 0.12 | 63–90 | 17 | 16.8 ± 0.5 | 6.2 ± 0.3 |
TJXS3 | 1.15 | 12.7 ± 0.7 | 2.0 ± 0.3 | 1.9 ± 0.04 | 3.24 ± 0.14 | 63–90 | 11 | 27.5 ± 1.2 | 8.5 ± 0.5 |
TJXS4 | 1.36 | 15.3 ± 0.8 | 2.2 ± 0.4 | 2.2 ± 0.04 | 3.46 ± 0.16 | 63–90 | 16 | 31.4 ± 1.7 | 9.1 ± 0.7 |
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Zhang, S.; E, C.; Ji, X.; Li, P.; Peng, Q.; Zhang, Z.; Zhang, Q. Soil Genesis of Alluvial Parent Material in the Qinghai Lake Basin (NE Qinghai–Tibet Plateau) Revealed Using Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating. Atmosphere 2024, 15, 1066. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15091066
Zhang S, E C, Ji X, Li P, Peng Q, Zhang Z, Zhang Q. Soil Genesis of Alluvial Parent Material in the Qinghai Lake Basin (NE Qinghai–Tibet Plateau) Revealed Using Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating. Atmosphere. 2024; 15(9):1066. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15091066
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Shuaiqi, Chongyi E, Xianba Ji, Ping Li, Qiang Peng, Zhaokang Zhang, and Qi Zhang. 2024. "Soil Genesis of Alluvial Parent Material in the Qinghai Lake Basin (NE Qinghai–Tibet Plateau) Revealed Using Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dating" Atmosphere 15, no. 9: 1066. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15091066