The concept, characteristics and significance of fluvial fans

ZHANG Yuanfu,DAI Xin,WANG Min,LI Xinxin

Fig. 1. Several kinds of typical fluvial fans. (a) Taquari River in Brazil, divaricating progressive type; (b) Molcha River in Qiemo of Xinjiang, China, straight progressive type; (c) Weigan River in Xinhe of Xinjiang, China, divaricating secondary type; (d) Ruoshui River in Gansu, China, straight secondary type; (e) Yarkant River in Kashgar of Xinjiang, China, bending swinging type; (f) Tabu River in Siziwang Banner of Inner Mongolia, China, wandering swinging type.