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Last Glacial Maximum active layer thickness in Western Europe, and the issue of ‘tundra gleys’ in loess sequences

Bertran, Pascal ; Stadelmaier, Kim H. 1; Ludwig, Patrick ORCID iD icon 1
1 Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung Troposphärenforschung (IMKTRO), Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract:

Late Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 3 and MIS 2 loess–palaeosol sequences in Western Europe comprise alternating loess layer and 3- to 30-cm-thick bleached soil horizons with Fe–Mn oxide precipitations, which are usually interpreted as waterlogged active layers and referred to as ‘tundra gleys’. Active layer thickness data derived from a regional climate model simulation and the fossils (shells, earthworm granules) found in ‘tundra gleys’ argue against such an assumption. Most of these horizons better correspond to Fe-depleted, slightly humic topsoil horizons or subsurface eluvial horizons and should be referred to as (incipient) Ag or Eg horizons. They formed during climate ameliorations associated with vegetation (cryptogams, herbs) development, possibly limited by long-lasting snow cover. Strong mixing usually occurred in these horizons due to the activity of anecic earthworms and frost activity.


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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000148171
Veröffentlicht am 25.11.2022
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DOI: 10.1002/jqs.3434
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Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung Troposphärenforschung (IMKTRO)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2022
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 0267-8179, 1099-1417
KITopen-ID: 1000148171
HGF-Programm 12.11.33 (POF IV, LK 01) Regional Climate and Hydrological Cycle
Erschienen in Journal of Quaternary Science
Verlag John Wiley and Sons
Band 37
Heft 7
Seiten 1222-1228
Vorab online veröffentlicht am 09.06.2022
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