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This is an important reason behind why it is difficult to identify BTH units in subsurface reservoirs. A Middle Jurassic dryland sandy braided river outcrop in northwestern China is characterized in this study through the application of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveying and mapping, and ground penetrating radar (GPR). A workflow of UAV data processing has been established, and a 3D digital outcrop model has been built. By observation and measurement of the outcrop model and GPR profiles, two types of BTH filled units were found: (a) sandstone-filled, and (b) mudstone-filled hollows. Both of these units were located between two adjacent bar units in an area that is limited to a compound bar, and were developed in the upper part of a braided bar depositional sequence. The ellipse-shaped, sandstone-filled unit measures 10 m \u00d7 27 m in map view and reaches a maximum thickness of 5 m. The transversal cross-section across the BTHs displays a concave upward basal surface, while the angle of the inclined structures infilling the BTHs decreases up-section. The GPR data show that, in the longitudinal profile, the basal surface is relatively flat, and low-angle, inclined layers can be observed in the lower- and middle part of the sandstone-filled BTHs. In contrast, no obvious depositional structures were observed in the mudstone-filled BTH in outcrop. The new understanding of BTH has a wide application, including the optimization of CO2 storage sites, fresh water aquifers exploration, and oil and gas reservoir characterization.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs13040560","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,4]],"date-time":"2021-02-04T21:29:27Z","timestamp":1612474167000},"page":"560","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["New Understanding of Bar Top Hollows in Dryland Sandy Braided Rivers from Outcrops with Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Ground Penetrating Radar Surveys"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1497-635X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xianguo","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China"}]},{"given":"Chengyan","family":"Lin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China"},{"name":"Key Laboratory of Deep Oil and Gas, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China"}]},{"given":"Tao","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Earth Science and Engineering, Shandong University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266590, China"}]},{"given":"Daowu","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Institute of Shanghai Branch, CNOOC, Shanghai 200335, China"}]},{"given":"Derong","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China"}]},{"given":"Shanwei","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Oceanography and Space Informatics, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao 266580, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,4]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"516","DOI":"10.1306\/010603730516","article-title":"Three-Dimensional Sedimentary Architecture of a Large, Mid-Channel Sand Braid Bar, Jamuna River, Bangladesh","volume":"73","author":"Best","year":"2003","journal-title":"J. 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