Assessing geochemical indicators of weathering and sorting in last interglacial palaeosols in the Chinese Loess Plateau and its implications for palaeoclimatic reconstruction

2012 ◽  
Vol 279-280 ◽  
pp. 527
Author(s):  
Haibin Wang
Keyword(s):  
Loess Plateau ◽  
Chinese Loess Plateau ◽  
Last Interglacial ◽  
Chinese Loess ◽  
Geochemical Indicators ◽  
Palaeoclimatic Reconstruction ◽  
The Chinese Loess Plateau

Correlation and interpretation of paleosols and loess across European Russia and Asia over the last interglacial–glacial cycle

2003 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathaniel W. Rutter ◽  
Dean Rokosh ◽  
Michael E. Evans ◽  
Edward C. Little ◽  
Jiri Chlachula ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Loess Plateau ◽  
European Russia ◽  
Chinese Loess Plateau ◽  
Russian Plain ◽  
Glacial Cycle ◽  
Last Interglacial ◽  
Central Siberia ◽  
Chinese Loess ◽  
Loess Deposition ◽  
The Chinese Loess Plateau

AbstractLoess-paleosol sequences of the last interglacial-glacial cycle are correlated from European Russia to central Siberia and the Chinese Loess Plateau. During cold periods represented by marine oxygen isotope stages (OIS) 2 and 4, loess deposition dominated in the Russian Plain and the Loess Plateau. In central Siberia, loess deposition took place also, but five to seven thin, weakly developed paleosols are identified in both stages. OIS 3, in the Chinese Loess Plateau near Yangchang, consists of a loess bed that is flanked by two weakly developed paleosols. At Kurtak, Siberia, OIS 3 is represented by two distinct, stacked paleosols with no loess bed separating the paleosols. In the Russian Plain, OIS 3 consists of a single, possibly welded paleosol, representing upper and lower stage-3 climates. Brunisols and Chernozems dominate the profiles in China and Siberia, whereas Regosols, Luvisols, and Chernozems are evident in the northern and southern Russian Plain, respectively. OIS 5 is represented in China and the Russian Plain by pedo complexes in a series of welded soils, whereas in contrast, the Kurtak site consists of six paleosols with interbedded loess. The paleosols consist largely of Brunisols and Chernozems. Although the three areas examined have different climates, geographical settings, and loess source areas, they all had similar climate changes during the last interglacial-glacial cycle.

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