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DOI10.1016/j.earscirev.2019.102947
Loess genesis and worldwide distribution
Li Y.; Shi W.; Aydin A.; Beroya-Eitner M.A.; Gao G.
发表日期2020
ISSN0012-8822
卷号201
英文摘要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. © 2019 The Authors
英文关键词Coverage; Genesis; Loess; Spatial distribution; Thickness
语种英语
scopus关键词deposition; fluvial deposit; formation mechanism; geographical distribution; loess; provenance; sediment thickness; sediment transport; sedimentary petrology
来源期刊EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS
文献类型期刊论文
条目标识符http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/209751
作者单位Department of Earth Sciences and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China; Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of Mississippi, Oxford, United States; EarthThink Inc., San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines
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Li Y.,Shi W.,Aydin A.,et al. Loess genesis and worldwide distribution[J],2020,201.
APA Li Y.,Shi W.,Aydin A.,Beroya-Eitner M.A.,&Gao G..(2020).Loess genesis and worldwide distribution.EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS,201.
MLA Li Y.,et al."Loess genesis and worldwide distribution".EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS 201(2020).
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