摘要
Grain-size analysis of a sediment core CW02 and surface sediments of the drainage area,retrieved from Chaiwopu Lake of Xinjiang,were carried out using a Malvern 2 000 grain-size analyzer.The results indicated that the content/mean-size of sensitive grain-size component (20~209 μm) is sensitive to the regional sand-dust storm events in Chaiwopu lake basin.During the last 150 years,the strong sand-dust storm occurred during 1910~1930 A.D. and 1980~2000 A.D. Historical documents also recorded the strong dust storms around 1910s and 1980s.Based on the analysis of the abrupt change points,the sediment grain-size increased abruptly around 1910 A.D., which indicated an abrupt environmental event.