Arid Zone Research ›› 2021, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (6): 1760-1770.doi: 10.13866/j.azr.2021.06.28

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Ecological restoration and control technology schemes for hazards of windblown sand and snow along primary communication lines in the Mongolian Plateau

LI Shengyu1,2,3(),FAN Jinglong1,3,4,WANG Haifeng1,2,3,CUI Kejun1,2,3,LEI Jiaqiang1,3,4   

  1. 1. National Engineering Technology Research Center for Desert-Oasis Ecological Construction, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Urumqi 830011, Xinjiang, China
    2. Mosuowan Desert Research Station, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shihezi 832000, Xinjiang, China
    3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
    4. Taklimakan Desert Research Station, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Korla 841000, Xinjiang, China
  • Received:2021-03-04 Revised:2021-04-29 Online:2021-11-15 Published:2021-11-29

Abstract:

The construction of the China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor is an important part of the “One Belt and One Road.” initiative and will play an important role in promoting regional economic cooperation by connecting the Silk Road Economic Belt with the Eurasian Railway in Russia and the “Steppe Road” in Mongolia. Construction of land transport arteries is an important part of infrastructure connectivity in the Belt and Road Initiative and regional natural disaster control is key to its construction and safe operation. Under the joint action of climate change and human activities, grassland degradation and wind-erosion desertification are quite common in the Mongolian Plateau. The control of windblown sand and snow damage will be an important topic for regional traffic arteries. Using field studies and data analysis of existing traffic lines across the Mongolian Plateau, this paper systematically reviewed the main types and mechanisms of windblown sand and snow hazards in the Mongolian Plateau traffic arteries and predicted the main types of hazards for future highways. For hazards of windblown sand and snow caused by existing roads, railways, and future high-grade roads, a corresponding prevention and control technical scheme and feasible suggestions were formulated based on ecological environment characteristics of the Mongolian Plateau. This aims to provide scientific and technological support for the construction of traffic trunk lines across the Mongolian Plateau.

Key words: main lines of communication, hazards of windblown sand and snow, ecological restoration, prevention scheme, Mongolian Plateau