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What do dust sinks tell us about their sources and past environmental dynamics? A case study for oxygen isotope stages 3–2 in the Middle Rhine Valley, Germany
Natural Hazard Research and Geoarchaeology, Institute for Geography, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
Natural Hazard Research and Geoarchaeology, Institute for Geography, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
Ulrich Hambach
BayCEER and Chair of Geomorphology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
Emil Racovita Institute of Speleology (ERIS), Romanian Academy, Cluj-Napoca branch, Clinicilor 5, 400006 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Olaf Jöris
MONREPOS Archaeological Research Centre and Museum for Human Behavioural Evolution, Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie, 56567 Neuwied, Germany
Carol-Ann Craig
Environmental and Biogeochemical Sciences Group, The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, Scotland, UK
Christian Zeeden
Rock Physics and Borehole Geophysics, LIAG – Leibniz Institute for Applied Geophysics, 30655 Hanover, Germany
Barry Thornton
Environmental and Biogeochemical Sciences Group, The James Hutton Institute, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, Scotland, UK
Thomas Tütken
Applied and Analytical Paleontology, Institute of Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
Charlotte Prud'homme
Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Philipp Schulte
Chair in Physical Geography and Geoecology, Department of Geography, RWTH Aachen, 52056 Aachen, Germany
Olivier Moine
Laboratoire de Géographie Physique, UMR 8591 CNRS Université Paris 1 UPEC, Thiais 94320, France
Kathryn E. Fitzsimmons
Department of Geosciences, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
Christian Laag
Department of Research and Development, Nolte Geoservices GmbH, 48301 Nottuln, Germany
Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, Université Paris Cité, 75238 Paris, France
Frank Lehmkuhl
Chair in Physical Geography and Geoecology, Department of Geography, RWTH Aachen, 52056 Aachen, Germany
Wolfgang Schirmer
independent researcher: Wolkenstein 24, 91320 Wolkenstein, Germany
Andreas Vött
Natural Hazard Research and Geoarchaeology, Institute for Geography, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 55099 Mainz, Germany
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Short summary
Loess–palaeosol sequences (LPSs) represent continental and non-aquatic archives providing detailed information on Quaternary environmental and climate changes. We present an integrative approach combining sedimentological, rock magnetic, and bulk geochemical data, as well as information on Sr and Nd isotope composition. The approach adds to a comprehensive understanding of LPS formation including changes in dust composition and associated circulation patterns during Quaternary climate changes.
Loess–palaeosol sequences (LPSs) represent continental and non-aquatic archives providing...
