Fig. 1
From: Contrasting sulfur isotope signatures in two arid basins separated by the Qilian mountains

Illustration of the sample collection sites within the Qaidam Basin and Alxa Plateau. Mang’ai Lake (MA), Dalangtan Playa (DLT), Xitaijinar Lake (XT), Dongtaijinar Lake (DT), Dezongmahai Lake (DZMH), Dachaidan Salt Lake (DCD), Xiaochaidan Salt Lake (XCD), Qarhan Salt Lake (QH), Keke Salt Lake (KK), Chaka Salt Lake (CK), West Juyan Lake (WJ), Swan Lake (SW), Heihe River (HH), Gurinai Salt Lake (GRN), Yabulai Salt Lake (YBL), Qingtu Lake (QT), Jilantan Salt Lake (JLT), Mu us Desert (MU). The illustration was created using ArcGIS 10.7, and the DEM digital elevation data used in the map was open-source data obtained from the Geospatial Data Cloud website: http://www.gscloud.cn/.