Damage by wind-blown sand and its control along Qinghai-Tibet Railway in China

Qinghai-Tibet Railway, with an average altitude of 4500 m above sea level, is the longest railway in a high altitude region. It passes through 550 km-long permafrost belt and crosses the Kunlun and Tanggulha Mountain on Tibetan Plateau. Since it opened in 2006, damage by wind-blown sand began to and...

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Published in:Aeolian research 2010-01, Vol.1 (3-4), p.143-146
Main Authors: Zhang, Ke-cun, Qu, Jian-jun, Liao, Kong-tai, Niu, Qing-he, Han, Qing-jie
Format: Article
Language:English
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Marine
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Summary:Qinghai-Tibet Railway, with an average altitude of 4500 m above sea level, is the longest railway in a high altitude region. It passes through 550 km-long permafrost belt and crosses the Kunlun and Tanggulha Mountain on Tibetan Plateau. Since it opened in 2006, damage by wind-blown sand began to and rapidly spread along the railway. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the climatic conditions, the damage by wind-blown sand and its control along Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
ISSN:1875-9637
DOI:10.1016/j.aeolia.2009.10.001