supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (50879033,41001116 and 40901021);the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (SRFD,20090211110025 and 200807301031);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (lzujbky-2010-221)
Field investigations including lake shoreline measurement and 14 C chronology have been carried out on the Alxa Plateau to better understand the formation and evolution of the high lake levels in northwest China durin...