Observations on distribution and age of loess-like sediments in the high-mountain ranges of Central China
Aeolian features ; China ; High mountain ; Holocene ; Loess ; Mountain ; Pedogenesis ; Pollen diagram ; Quaternary ; Shaanxi ; Soil erosion ; Spatial distribution ; Stratigraphy ; Weathering ; Wind
Observations on the distribution and the age of loess-like sediments in the more than 3000 m high ranges of Wutai Shan and Qinling Shan (Central China) were made during recent geomorphological investigations. In altitudes below 1800-2000 m a modern