Last Glacial loess in Europe: luminescence database and chronology of deposition

Bosq, Mathieu; Kreutzer, Sebastian; Bertran, Pascal; Lanos, Philippe; Dufresne, Philippe; Schmidt, Christoph

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-4689-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-4689-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-4689-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 15, issue 10

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20 Oct 2023

Review article |

| 20 Oct 2023

Last Glacial loess in Europe: luminescence database and chronology of deposition

Mathieu Bosq, Sebastian Kreutzer, Pascal Bertran, Philippe Lanos, Philippe Dufresne, and Christoph Schmidt

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ChronoLoess Database (v1.0.0) M. Bosq, S. Kreutzer, P. Bertran, P. Lanos, P. Dufresne, and C. Schmidt https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7728616

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During the last glacial period, cold conditions associated with changes in atmospheric circulation resulted in the deposition of widespread loess. It seems that the phases of loess accumulation were not strictly synchronous. To test this hypothesis, the chronology of loess deposition in different regions of Europe was studied by recalculating 1423 luminescence ages in a database. Our study discusses the link between the main loess sedimentation phases and the maximal advance of glaciers.