An Integrated 3S and Historical Materials Analysis of the Keriya Paleoriver, NW China

35th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment

地球科学;生态环境科学

Luo, Lei^1,2,3 ; Wang, Xinyuan^1,3 ; Cai, Heng^1,2,3

Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China^1

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China^2

Intl. Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage under the Auspices of UNESCO, Beijing, China^3

关键词: Archaeological studies;    Drainage networks;    Early pleistocene;    Eco-environments;    Historical records;    Materials analysis;    Spatial analysis;    Taklimakan desert;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/17/1/012165/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/17/1/012165

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Combining analysis of 3S (RS, GIS and GPS) and historical materials (historical records, ancient map and academic and literary writings) allows mapping of the Keriya Paleoriver of Southern Xinjiang, NW China. Keriya Paleoriver, one of the ancient Four Green Corridors which passes through the Taklimakan Desert from south to north in the Tarim Basin, recorded changes of the climate-environment in the ancient Silk Road of the region. According to the archaeological data, historical materials and paleoclimates information, its eco-environment and climate have had great changes since the 1.09Ma B.P., especially during the last 2,000 years, which has led to many famous ancient cities to be abandoned and the route of the ancient Silk Road to be moved southward. Using RS (optical and radar imagery), GIS (mapping and spatial analysis) and GPS (study area investigation), we mapped a major paleodrainage system of Keriya River, which have linked the Kunlun Mountains to the Tienshan Mountains through the Taklimakan Desert, possibly as far back as the early Pleistocene. This study illustrates the capability of the 3S and historical materials, in mapping the Keriya Paleoriver drainage networks and archaeological study on the ancient Silk Road.