Transport direction of Wisconsinan loess in southeastern Minnesota
A study of Wisconsinan loess in part of southeastern Minnesota confirms earlier suggestions that much of the loess in this region was not derived from the floodplain of the Missisippi River. Two Wisconsinan loess units, the Peoria Loess and Roxana
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-grained suspended dust. Regional and local patterns of distribution of late Wisconsinan loess in parts of the Upper Mississippi River basin are closely related to the distribution of topographic obstacles to sand transport. Topographic obstacles and dense