E&G Quaternary Science Journal
E&G Quaternary Science Journal
EGQSJ
Articles | Volume 70, issue 2
Articles | Volume 70, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-70-191-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/egqsj-70-191-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 70, issue 2
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24 Aug 2021
Express report |  | 24 Aug 2021

Local mineral dust transported by varying wind intensities forms the main substrate for loess in Kashmir

Christian Zeeden, Jehangeer Ahmad Mir, Mathias Vinnepand, Christian Laag, Christian Rolf, and Reyaz Ahmad Dar

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We investigate two loess–palaeosol sequences in Kashmir. Magnetic enhancement of the loess was strong during stadial phases. Besides classical magnetic enhancement, wind vigour suggests partly strong winds. Grain sizes are dominantly in the silt range and comparable to data from central Asia, which do not suggest transport over high mountain ranges as required for non-local sources in Kashmir. Therefore, we suggest that the Kashmir loess is predominantly of local origin.
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