A call for Australian loess

Auteur :
HABERLAH, D.

Description :
The aim of this paper is to challenge the prevailing belief among many Australian geoscientists that loess is primarily a periglacial phenomenon. The argument put forward here is that loess-generating environments are essentially semi-arid, a climatic condition characterizing vast tracts of the Australian continent during the late Pleistocene. To begin with, a definition of loess to include that of the continental context is suggested.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Area (London, 1969), issn : 0004-0894, 2007, vol. 39, n°. 2, p. 224-229, nombre de pages : 6, Références bibliographiques : 60 ref.

Date :
2007

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London, Institute of British Geographers