中文摘要：

本研究利用石英光释光测年的单片再生法（Single-aliquot Regenerative-dose Protocol，简称SAR）对毛乌素沙地内部西北-东南方向5个风成砂-砂质古土壤剖面进行了年代测定，结合年代框架和剖面沉积相、磁化率及粒度特征探讨了晚第四纪以来毛乌素沙地演化和气候变化。研究表明毛乌素沙地在晚第四纪以来经历了多次沙地固定与活化的交替演化：距今91．0ka，71．0ka，48．0ka，22．0ka，11．6ka，5．0ka，1．1ka，1．0ka和0．4ka前后风成砂沉积，沙地活化，指示气候干旱，植被覆盖度低；在距今65ka和全新世适宜期（8．5～5．0ka），沙地固定成壤，砂质古土壤发育，指示气候湿润。另外，剖面中风成砂层数变多、厚度增加、粒径变粗指示了晚第四纪以来毛乌素沙地干旱化趋势加强。

英文摘要：

The Mu Us Desert,located in the northwestern fringe of the East Asian monsoon region,is sensitive to climate variations. The desert is characterized by mobile,semi-fixed and fixed sand dunes. At present,the Mu Us Desert is a mosaic of partially to fully active small transverse ridge dunes and large stable sand sheets, most of the dunes in the Mu Us Desert are transverse dunes aligned northeast-southwes, reflecting the regional pattern of sand-moving winds controlled by the cold and dry northwest winter monsoon. Due to its high deposition rates and high sensitivity to climate change, alternating units of dune sands and sandy paleosols in the Mu Us Desert recorded multiple episodes of dune construction and stabilization, in response to strengthening-weakening fluctuations of the East Asian monsoon. However,the aeolian sequences in the desert are often episodically interupted, seen as unconformities, non-aeolian deposition, and mixing of sediments, caused by strong wind erosions. Difficulties for compilation of a continueous sedimentary sequence can be overcome by dating sand dune activities at multiple sites, ultimately producing a high-resolution record of sand dune development and climatic change history. Chronological control is crucial in such reconstructions. Desert evolution and climatic change of high resolution in the Mu Us Desert are still poorly understood in part due to limited numerical dating results. In order to further examine the Late Pleistocene sand dune development and climatic changes in this region, five sand dune sections along a northwest-southeast transect in the Mu Us Desert were investigated and sampled. The chronological framework was constructed by dating 19 samples using quartz optically stimulated luminescence （OSL）and single aliquot regenerative-dose （SAR） protocol. A dose recovery test and a preheat plateau showed that the SAR protocol is appropriate for equivalent dose （De） determination for the samples under study. The concentrations of uranium, thorium and potassium