Aeolian origin and palaeoclimatic implications of the 'Red Clay' (north China) as evidenced by grain-size distribution

doi:10.1002/1099-1417(200101)16:1<89::AID-JQS578>3.0.CO;2-8

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	Aeolian origin and palaeoclimatic implications of the 'Red Clay' (north China) as evidenced by grain-size distribution
	Lu, HY; Vandenberghe, J; An, ZS
刊名	JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE
	2001-01
卷号	16 期号:1 页码:89-97
关键词	'Red Clay' late Tertiary aeolian north China
DOI	10.1002/1099-1417(200101)16:1<89::AID-JQS578>3.0.CO;2-8
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	The 'Red Clay' is an important deposit underlying the Quaternary loess-palaeosol sequence in the Chinese Loess Plateau, being regarded as an excellent record of palaeoclimate changes in the late Tertiary. Several properties of the 'Red Clay' have been measured previously in order to derive climatic information. However, the sedimentary processes involved and the origin of the materials remain controversial. Here we present results of grain-size analyses of the 'Red Clay' from four representative sites in the Chinese Loess Plateau. in particular their grain-size distribution is compared with that of typical Quaternary aeolian loess-palaeosol, as well as lacustrine and fluvial sediments. It appears from the sedimentological evidence that the major part of the 'Red Clay' is of aeolian origin. It is rather similar in some of its properties to the Quaternary loessic palaeosols. The dust forming the 'Red Clay' was transported by a wind system that was weaker than that involved in the accretion of the Quaternary loess. Furthermore, the 'Red Clay' sediment has been modified by post-depositional weathering. Copyright (C) 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
学科主题	Physical Geography ; Geology
WOS关键词	LOESS PLATEAU ; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY ; SEQUENCES
WOS研究方向	Geography, Physical ; Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
语种	英语
出版者	JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
WOS记录号	WOS:000166429800007
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.ieecas.cn/handle/361006/11884]
专题	黄土与第四纪地质国家重点实验室（1985-2004）
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Lu, HY,Vandenberghe, J,An, ZS. Aeolian origin and palaeoclimatic implications of the 'Red Clay' (north China) as evidenced by grain-size distribution[J]. JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE,2001,16(1):89-97.
APA	Lu, HY,Vandenberghe, J,&An, ZS.(2001).Aeolian origin and palaeoclimatic implications of the 'Red Clay' (north China) as evidenced by grain-size distribution.JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE,16(1),89-97.
MLA	Lu, HY,et al."Aeolian origin and palaeoclimatic implications of the 'Red Clay' (north China) as evidenced by grain-size distribution".JOURNAL OF QUATERNARY SCIENCE 16.1(2001):89-97.