Formation Mechanisms and Geomorphic Evolution of the Erlian Mudflow Fans, Eastern Guide Basin of the Upper Reaches of Yellow River

作     者：ZHAO Wuji YIN Zhiqiang XU Qiang QIN Xiaoguang 

作者机构：School of the Earth Sciences and Resources China University of Geosciences Beijing 100083 China China Institute of Geo-environment Monitoring Beijing 100081 China State Key Laboratory of Geohazard Prevention and Geoenvironment Protection Chengdu University of Technology Chengdu 610059 China Institute of Geology and Geophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100029 China 

出 版 物：《Acta Geologica Sinica(English Edition)》 (地质学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第90卷第2期

页      面：578-589页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 09[农学] 0837[工学-安全科学与工程] 0903[农学-农业资源与环境] 

基　　金：financially supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China under Grant No.41372333,41172158 China Geological Survey(grant No.1212011220123) 

主　　题：the upper reaches of Yellow River Guide Basin mud-flow fan forming mechanism geomorphic evolution 

摘      要：Several argillaceous platforms lie along the Yellow River（YR） of the eastern Guide Basin, northeastern Tibetan Plateau, and their compositions, formation processes, and geomorphic evolution remain debated. Using field survey data, sample testing, and high-resolution remote sensing images, the evolution of the Erlian mudflow fans are analyzed. The data show significant differences between fans on either side of the YR. On the right bank, fans are dilute debris flows consisting of sand and gravel. On the left bank, fans are viscosity mudflows consisting of red clay. The composition and formation processes of the left bank platforms indicate a rainfall-induced pluvial landscape. Fan evolution can be divided into two stages： early-stage fans pre-date 16 ka B.P., and formed during the last deglaciation; late-stage fans post-date 8 ka B.P.. Both stages were induced by climate change. The data indicate that during the Last Glacial Maximum, the northeastern Tibetan Plateau experienced a cold and humid climate characterized by high rainfall. From 16–8 ka, the YR cut through the Erlian early mudflow fan, resulting in extensive erosion. Since 8 ka, the river channel has migrated south by at least 1.25 km, and late stage mudflow fan formation has occurred.