Estimation of modern sedimentation rate in Zun-Torei Lake (East Trans-Baikal Region) by 137Cs

Pleiades Publishing Ltd - Tập 437 - Trang 335-339 - 2011
L. V. Zamana1, A. B. Ptitsyn1, G. Chu2, S. A. Reshetova1, A. V. Dar’in3, I. A. Kalugin2
1Institute of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Cryology, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chita, Russia
2Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
3Sobolev Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Novosibirsk, Russia

Tóm tắt

On the basis of bottom sediment core dating performed by the technogenic isotope 137Cs, the rate of sedimentation in periodically drying Zun-Torei Lake (water area is up to 300 km2) is estimated at 2.88 mm per year over the last 59 years. This value is in agreement with the data of palinological determinations (3.44 mm per year). High sedimentation rates are attributed to intensive evaporite sedimentation and probable eolian addition of terrigenous material.

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