Table 3 Content as a percentage (%) of total particle size for the surface samples collected.
From: Modern dust aerosol availability in northwestern China
Region | Particle size (µm) | <2.5 | <5 | <10 | <50 | <100 | <200 | <2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Qaidam Basin | Wadi | 4.95 | 9.04 | 15.36 | 52.43 | 80.75 | 96.56 | 100 |
Gobi | 2.58 | 4.42 | 6.24 | 12.19 | 26.10 | 56.90 | 100 | |
Riverbed | 6.43 | 10.92 | 16.47 | 54.15 | 81.14 | 95.26 | 100 | |
Lakebed | 1.53 | 2.95 | 4.39 | 9.56 | 17.72 | 59.49 | 100 | |
*Mobile sand | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.68 | 58.12 | 100 | |
Tarim Basin | Wadi | 3.93 | 7.47 | 17.54 | 70.22 | 91.04 | 99.57 | 100 |
Gobi | 2.35 | 4.47 | 7.62 | 19.85 | 33.18 | 50.19 | 100 | |
Riverbed | 5.77 | 9.77 | 16.36 | 47.64 | 84.87 | 100.00 | 100 | |
Interdune | 5.63 | 9.55 | 14.91 | 39.05 | 71.95 | 95.05 | 100 | |
*Mobile sand | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.01 | 57.42 | 100 | |
Ala Shan Plateau | Wadi | 11.06 | 21.56 | 40.30 | 92.41 | 95.99 | 97.31 | 100 |
Gobi | 4.10 | 6.81 | 9.28 | 14.02 | 26.47 | 55.18 | 100 | |
Riverbed | 8.82 | 15.32 | 23.89 | 62.84 | 86.91 | 95.58 | 100 | |
Lakebed | 3.87 | 7.24 | 10.54 | 17.36 | 29.95 | 60.57 | 100 | |
*Mobile sand | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.49 | 3.87 | 14.54 | 100 |
