Mapping a Paleodrainage System of the Keriya River Using Remote Sensing Data and Historical Materials  

作　　者：Lei Luo Xinyuan Wang Heng Cai Chao Li Wei Ji 

机构地区：[1]Key Laboratory of Digital Earth Sciences, Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China [2]University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China [3]International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage under the auspices of UNESCO, Beijing 100094, China

出　　处：《Journal of Earth Science and Engineering》2012年第12期712-721,共10页地球科学与工程（英文版）

基　　金：Acknowledgments This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No. 41271427） and the National Key Technology R＆D Program （Grant No. 2012BAH27B05）.

摘　　要：Keriya River, one of the ancient Four Green Corridors in the Tarim Basin, recording the changes of climate-environment and the ancient Silk Road of the region. According to the archaeological data, historical materials and paleoclimates information, its eeo-environment and climate have taken great changes since the 1.09 Ma B.P, especially during the recent 2,000 years, many famous ancient cities having been abandoned and the south route of the Silk Road has been moved southward. This study illustrates the capability of the remote sensing data （radar data, topographic data and optical images） and historical materials, in mapping the ancient drainage networks. A major paleodrainage system of Keriya River has linked the Kunlun Mountains to the Tienshan Mountains, possibly as far back as the early Pleistocene. The Keriya River will have important implications for not only the understanding of the paleoenvironments and paleoclimates of Tarim Basin from the early Pleistocene to the Holocene, but also the changes of the Silk Road.

关 键 词：Remote sensing data historical materials PALEOCHANNEL Keriya Tarim Basin Silk Road. 

分 类 号：P941.73[天文地球—自然地理学] TP751[自动化与计算机技术—检测技术与自动化装置]