Geophysical mapping of the sediment architecture in the Orkhon Valley, Mongolia

Fuente: PANGAEA
Salvato in:
Dettagli Bibliografici
Autori principali: Mackens, Sonja, Klitzsch, Norbert, Grützner, Christoph
Natura: Dataset Open Access
Lingua:en
Pubblicazione: PANGAEA 2011
Soggetti:
Accesso online:
Tags: Aggiungi Tag
Nessun Tag, puoi essere il primo ad aggiungerne!!
_version_ 1867170911623315456
author Mackens, Sonja
Klitzsch, Norbert
Grützner, Christoph
author_facet Mackens, Sonja
Klitzsch, Norbert
Grützner, Christoph
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents Ground penetrating radar (GPR) and capacitive coupled resistivity (CCR) measurements were conducted in order to image subsurface structures in the Orkhon Valley, Central Mongolia. The data are extended by information from drill cores to the entire transects distinguishing different sedimentary environments in the valley. The Orkhon Valley is part of the high sensitive Steppe region in Central Mongolia, one of the most important cultural landscapes in Central Asia. There, archaeological, geoarchaeological and sedimentological research aims to reconstruct the landscape evolution and the interaction between man and environment during the last millennia since the first settlement. In May 2009 and 2010 geophysical surveys have been conducted including transects with lengths between 1.5 and 30 km crossing the entire valley and a kilometre-scaled grid in the southern part of the investigation area. The geoelectrical and GPR data revealed the existence of two layers characterized by different resistivity values and radar reflectors. The two layers do not only represent material contrasts, but also reflect the influence of sporadic permafrost which occurs in several areas of Mongolia. The results help to reconstruct the evolution of the braided Orkhon River and therefore give important hints to understand the environmental history of the Orkhon Valley.
format Dataset Open Access
id pangaea_https___doi_org_10_1594_PANGAEA_755563
institution PANGAEA
language en
publishDate 2011
publisher PANGAEA
record_format pangaea
spellingShingle Geophysical mapping of the sediment architecture in the Orkhon Valley, Mongolia
Mackens, Sonja
Klitzsch, Norbert
Grützner, Christoph
Capacitive geoelectrics; Comment of event; Date/Time of event; Date/Time of event 2; Event label; GEOP; Geophysics; Ground-penetrating radar (GPR); Latitude of event; Latitude of event 2; Longitude of event; Longitude of event 2; Orkhon Valley, Central Mongolia; Transect_A; Transect_B; Transect_C; Transect_D; Transect_E; Transect_F; Transect_G; Transect_H; Transect_I; Uniform resource locator/link to file; Uniform resource locator/link to graphic; Uniform resource locator/link to sgy data file
Ground penetrating radar (GPR) and capacitive coupled resistivity (CCR) measurements were conducted in order to image subsurface structures in the Orkhon Valley, Central Mongolia. The data are extended by information from drill cores to the entire transects distinguishing different sedimentary environments in the valley. The Orkhon Valley is part of the high sensitive Steppe region in Central Mongolia, one of the most important cultural landscapes in Central Asia. There, archaeological, geoarchaeological and sedimentological research aims to reconstruct the landscape evolution and the interaction between man and environment during the last millennia since the first settlement. In May 2009 and 2010 geophysical surveys have been conducted including transects with lengths between 1.5 and 30 km crossing the entire valley and a kilometre-scaled grid in the southern part of the investigation area. The geoelectrical and GPR data revealed the existence of two layers characterized by different resistivity values and radar reflectors. The two layers do not only represent material contrasts, but also reflect the influence of sporadic permafrost which occurs in several areas of Mongolia. The results help to reconstruct the evolution of the braided Orkhon River and therefore give important hints to understand the environmental history of the Orkhon Valley.
title Geophysical mapping of the sediment architecture in the Orkhon Valley, Mongolia
topic Capacitive geoelectrics; Comment of event; Date/Time of event; Date/Time of event 2; Event label; GEOP; Geophysics; Ground-penetrating radar (GPR); Latitude of event; Latitude of event 2; Longitude of event; Longitude of event 2; Orkhon Valley, Central Mongolia; Transect_A; Transect_B; Transect_C; Transect_D; Transect_E; Transect_F; Transect_G; Transect_H; Transect_I; Uniform resource locator/link to file; Uniform resource locator/link to graphic; Uniform resource locator/link to sgy data file
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.755563