Pleistocene dynamics of dust accumulation and soil formation in the southern Caspian Lowlands - New insights from the loess-paleosol sequence at Neka-Abelou, northern Iran

The practice of tuning different climate proxies prevents the observation of regional response times of terrestrial archives to global changes. Thus, it is imperative to develop correlation protocols based on absolute chronologies. Loess-palaeosol (L/S) deposits are continental archives of Quaternary paleoclimates and loess is generally considered an ideal material for the application of luminescence dating. The agreement previously obtained for 10-20 ka ages using different techniques has given us confidence in using the state of the art measurement protocols for young deposits, as confirmed by comparison with independent age control. Therefore, we propose detailed investigations of loess samples collected in close proximity to the transition to the recent soil, with the purpose of obtaining a temporal quantification of the ending of the Late Tardiglacial and the beginning of the Holocene (i.e. L1/S0 boundary).

Paleosol

Thermoluminescence dating

Optically stimulated luminescence

Proxy (statistics)

Optical dating

Absolute dating

10.4316/georeview.2016.26.2.355

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Geographic variations in particle size distribution of the last interglacial pedocomplex S1 across the Chinese Loess Plateau: Their chronological and pedogenic implications

CATENA (2006)

Feng Zhang H.B. Wang

Paleosol

Deposition

Marine isotope stage

10.1016/j.catena.2006.01.002

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High-resolution record of the last Interglacial–glacial cycle in the Nussloch loess–palaeosol sequences, Upper Rhine Area, Germany

Quaternary International (2001)

Pierre Antoine Denis‐Didier Rousseau Ludwig Zöller Andreas Lang André-Valentin Munaut

Paleosol

10.1016/s1040-6182(00)00104-x

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Progressively cooler, drier interglacials in southern Russia through the Quaternary: Evidence from the Sea of Azov region

Quaternary International (2008)

А.А. Величко N. Catto Yuri Kononov T. D. Morozova Елена Новенко

Paleosol

10.1016/j.quaint.2008.06.005

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Paleoclimate of Interglacial Marine Isotope Stage 11 (MIS 11) from Strata in the Japanese Isalands

The Quaternary Research (Daiyonki-Kenkyu) (2007)

Fujio Masuda

Paleoclimate of interglacial Marine Isotope Stage 11 (MIS 11), about 400 ky ago was estimated using data from shallow-marine to terrestrial strata of the Japanese Islands. The reason of the estimation comes from that the paleoclimate gives analogs for the future climate, because the conditions of Milankovitch forcing of MIS 11 are similar to those of modern Holocene. The results show the MIS 11 of the Japanese Islands was warmer, with a longer interval of highstand, and higher sea levels than the other interglacials. Further investigation for the strata of MIS 11 of the Japanese Island is needed and will give us important information about our future climate.

Paleoclimatology

Marine isotope stage

Milankovitch cycles

Climate oscillation

10.4116/jaqua.46.235

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Driving factors of interglacial paleosol formation on the Chinese loess plateau and the effect of precession and ice sheets

Quaternary Science Reviews (2022)

Keerthika Nirmani Ranathunga Peter Finke Qiuzhen Yin Zhipeng Wu Qingzhen Hao

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Precession

10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107911

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Investigation of high-level glaciofluvial terraces and re-evaluation of the established soil stratigraphy for Early and Middle Pleistocene surfaces, central Yukon, Canada

Boreas (2008)

Crystal Huscroft Brent Ward L E Jackson Charles Tarnócai

Palaeosols developed on the highest Yukon River glaciofluvial terraces were investigated in order to reconstruct the Plio-Pleistocene evolution of the river valley beyond Late Pleistocene glacial limits. A record of at least two pre-Reid (> 311 kyr) glaciations is chronicled by the presence of two populations of glaciofluvial terraces within the study area. The populations of pre-Reid terraces were identified based on their degree of soil development and elevation. Pre-Reid terraces 200–250 m above river level have preserved morphological and mineralogical features of the Wounded Moose palaeosol, a palaeosol previously associated with pre-Reid surfaces in central Yukon. Clay mineralogy and colour indicate that the Wounded Moose palaeosol developed in part during warm and sub-humid as well as temperate and humid interglacials. A second set of pre-Reid terraces between 110 and 30 m above river level are characterized by the presence of the less-developed Diversion Creek palaeosol, a palaeosol previously associated with only Reid-aged (< 311 kyr) surfaces in central Yukon. In contrast to the Wounded Moose palaeosol, the Diversion Creek palaeosol developed during comparatively cool and humid interglacial conditions. The presence of Diversion Creek palaeosols on pre-Reid outwash terraces suggests that a transition from dominantly warmer to cooler interglacial conditions occurred prior to 311 kyr in Yukon Territory. In addition, the presence of a Diversion Creek palaeosol cannot be used to differentiate stable Reid and stable pre-Reid surfaces across central Yukon.

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Outwash plain

River terraces

10.1111/j.1502-3885.2006.tb01115.x

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Morphology and micromorphology of the loess-paleosol sequences in the south of the East European plain (MIS 1–MIS 17)

CATENA (2018)

P. G. Panin С.Н. Тимирева T. D. Morozova Yuri Kononov А.А. Величко

Paleosol

Stadial

10.1016/j.catena.2018.01.032