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Loess genesis and worldwide distribution

Li, Yanrong ; Shi, Wenhui ; Aydin, Adnan ; Beroya-Eitner, Mary Antonette ; Gaoa, Guohong (2020)
Loess genesis and worldwide distribution.
In: Earth-Science Reviews, 2020, 201
doi: 10.25534/tuprints-00017375
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)

Loess formation generally involves the four main stages of production, deflation, transportation, and deposition of loess particles. Traditionally, loesses are classified as glacial, desert, or other types based only on source area characteristics without taking into account provenance and transportation. Research on loess genesis is often local with only a few attempts at systematically overviewing worldwide loess distribution. Both the local and few global studies lack information on the variability in loess thickness, continuity, and areal extent. This review integrates a large body of information on loess source areas and transportation pathways and the existence of desert transition zones. Three modes of loess genesis, (1) continental glacier provenance-river transport, (2) mountain provenance-river transport, and (3) mountain provenance-river transport-desert transition, were identified. Global distribution maps of provenance and transport pathways of major loess areas and their different genesis modes were meticulously prepared. Maps showing the spatial distribution, thickness, and continuity of loess deposits were also composed and the sizes of loess-covered areas of each continent were re-estimated. The main features related to the distribution of the loess deposits on each continent are summarized for different regions or as a whole depending on the coverage of the source maps and references.

Typ des Eintrags: Artikel
Erschienen: 2020
Autor(en): Li, Yanrong ; Shi, Wenhui ; Aydin, Adnan ; Beroya-Eitner, Mary Antonette ; Gaoa, Guohong
Art des Eintrags: Zweitveröffentlichung
Titel: Loess genesis and worldwide distribution
Sprache: Englisch
Publikationsjahr: 2020
Ort: Darmstadt
Publikationsdatum der Erstveröffentlichung: 2020
Verlag: Elsevier
Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: Earth-Science Reviews
Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: 201
Kollation: 22 Seiten
DOI: 10.25534/tuprints-00017375
URL / URN: https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/17375
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Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract):

Loess formation generally involves the four main stages of production, deflation, transportation, and deposition of loess particles. Traditionally, loesses are classified as glacial, desert, or other types based only on source area characteristics without taking into account provenance and transportation. Research on loess genesis is often local with only a few attempts at systematically overviewing worldwide loess distribution. Both the local and few global studies lack information on the variability in loess thickness, continuity, and areal extent. This review integrates a large body of information on loess source areas and transportation pathways and the existence of desert transition zones. Three modes of loess genesis, (1) continental glacier provenance-river transport, (2) mountain provenance-river transport, and (3) mountain provenance-river transport-desert transition, were identified. Global distribution maps of provenance and transport pathways of major loess areas and their different genesis modes were meticulously prepared. Maps showing the spatial distribution, thickness, and continuity of loess deposits were also composed and the sizes of loess-covered areas of each continent were re-estimated. The main features related to the distribution of the loess deposits on each continent are summarized for different regions or as a whole depending on the coverage of the source maps and references.

Status: Verlagsversion
URN: urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-173750
Sachgruppe der Dewey Dezimalklassifikatin (DDC): 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik > 550 Geowissenschaften
Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): 13 Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften
13 Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften > Institut für Geotechnik
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