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. 2015 Sep 30;5:14677. doi: 10.1038/srep14677

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These dunes are located in a sand corridor between the Badain Jaran and the Tengger deserts (China, 39°23′25′′ N, 102°59′26′′ E, image credit: Google Earth). Inset shows the local sand flux roses. In this area, the mean RDP/DP-value and the flux roses derived from the ERA-Interim data are in agreement with the direct measurements of Zhang et al.³⁸, ten kilometers away from the dunes. The map used in this figure is generated by GMT (The general mapping tools).