Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4674000 | Aeolian Research | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
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.
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Authors
Ke-cun Zhang, Jian-jun Qu, Kong-tai Liao, Qing-he Niu, Qing-jie Han,