Title: Glacial Outwash Loess as a Climatic Indicator
Abstract:Abstract The exact climatic provenance of glacial loess is uncertain. Evidence from the upper Mississippi Valley suggests that the bulk of the loess was deposited during waning glacial conditions, whe...Abstract The exact climatic provenance of glacial loess is uncertain. Evidence from the upper Mississippi Valley suggests that the bulk of the loess was deposited during waning glacial conditions, whereas data from the Lower Valley indicate that deposition occurred primarily during waxing glacial times. The burial of vertebrate fossils suggests that loess deposition may have been a product of brief, but intense climatic episodes that might have occurred during either waning or waxing glacial times.Read More
Publication Year: 1982
Publication Date: 1982-03-01
Language: en
Type: article
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