Loess, the Glossary
A loess (from Löss) is a clastic, predominantly silt-sized sediment that is formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust.[1]
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144 relations: Aeolian processes, Agriculture, Alemannic German, Almaty, Andes, Anticyclone, Arable land, Argentina, Asian Dust, Banks Peninsula, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Biome, Braided river, Brickearth, Buff (colour), Calcareous, Calcium carbonate, Canterbury Plains, Cation-exchange capacity, Central Europe, Champaign, Illinois, Charles Lyell, China, Clastic rock, Clay, Cliff, Cognate, Colorado, Columbia Encyclopedia, Crowley's Ridge, Deposition (geology), Desert, Dry lake, Dune, Dust, Earth-Science Reviews, Ebro, Erosion, Feldspar, Ferdinand von Richthofen, Fertilizer, Fluvial sediment processes, Fluvioglacial landform, Friability, Gansu, Gastropoda, German language, Glacier, Grain size, Grassland, ... Expand index (94 more) »
- Aeolian landforms
Aeolian processes
Aeolian processes, also spelled eolian, pertain to wind activity in the study of geology and weather and specifically to the wind's ability to shape the surface of the Earth (or other planets). Loess and Aeolian processes are Aeolian landforms and Pedology.
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Agriculture
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry for food and non-food products.
Alemannic German
Alemannic, or rarely Alemannish (Alemannisch), is a group of High German dialects.
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Almaty
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata, is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of over two million.
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Andes
The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America.
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Anticyclone
An anticyclone is a weather phenomenon defined as a large-scale circulation of winds around a central region of high atmospheric pressure, clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from above (opposite to a cyclone).
Arable land
Arable land (from the arabilis, "able to be ploughed") is any land capable of being ploughed and used to grow crops.
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.
Asian Dust
Asian Dust (also yellow dust, yellow sand, yellow wind or China dust storms) is a meteorological phenomenon that affects much of East Asia year-round and especially during the spring months.
Banks Peninsula
Banks Peninsula is a peninsula of volcanic origin on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge (French: Baton Rouge or Bâton-Rouge,; Batonrouj) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
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Biome
A biome is a distinct geographical region with specific climate, vegetation, and animal life.
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Braided river
A braided river (also called braided channel or braided stream) consists of a network of river channels separated by small, often temporary, islands called braid bars or, in British English usage, aits or eyots.
Brickearth
Brickearth is a term originally used to describe superficial windblown deposits found in southern England. Loess and Brickearth are sediments and types of soil.
Buff (colour)
Buff (bubalinus) is a light brownish yellow, ochreous colour, typical of buff leather.
Calcareous
Calcareous is an adjective meaning "mostly or partly composed of calcium carbonate", in other words, containing lime or being chalky. Loess and Calcareous are sedimentary rocks.
Calcium carbonate
Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.
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Canterbury Plains
The Canterbury Plains are an area in New Zealand centred in the Mid Canterbury, to the south of the city of Christchurch in the Canterbury region.
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Cation-exchange capacity
Cation-exchange capacity (CEC) is a measure of how many cations can be retained on soil particle surfaces.
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Central Europe
Central Europe is a geographical region of Europe between Eastern, Southern, Western and Northern Europe.
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.
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Charles Lyell
Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet, (14 November 1797 – 22 February 1875) was a Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining the earth's history.
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
See Loess and China
Clastic rock
Clastic rocks are composed of fragments, or clasts, of pre-existing minerals and rock.
Clay
Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, Al2Si2O5(OH)4). Loess and clay are sediments and types of soil.
See Loess and Clay
Cliff
In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical.
See Loess and Cliff
Cognate
In historical linguistics, cognates or lexical cognates are sets of words that have been inherited in direct descent from an etymological ancestor in a common parent language.
Colorado
Colorado (other variants) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.
Columbia Encyclopedia
The Columbia Encyclopedia is a one-volume encyclopedia produced by Columbia University Press and, in the last edition, sold by the Gale Group.
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Crowley's Ridge
Crowley's Ridge (also Crowleys Ridge) is a geological formation that rises 250 to above the alluvial plain of the Mississippi embayment in a line from southeastern Missouri to the Mississippi River near Helena, Arkansas.
Deposition (geology)
Deposition is the geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or landmass.
See Loess and Deposition (geology)
Desert
A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems.
See Loess and Desert
Dry lake
A dry lake bed, also known as a playa, is a basin or depression that formerly contained a standing surface water body, which disappears when evaporation processes exceed recharge. Loess and dry lake are Aeolian landforms.
Dune
A dune is a landform composed of wind- or water-driven sand. Loess and dune are Aeolian landforms.
See Loess and Dune
Dust
Dust is made of fine particles of solid matter.
See Loess and Dust
Earth-Science Reviews
Earth-Science Reviews is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Elsevier.
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Ebro
The Ebro (Spanish and Basque; Ebre) is a river of the north and northeast of the Iberian Peninsula, in Spain.
See Loess and Ebro
Erosion
Erosion is the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust and then transports it to another location where it is deposited.
Feldspar
Feldspar (sometimes spelled felspar) is a group of rock-forming aluminium tectosilicate minerals, also containing other cations such as sodium, calcium, potassium, or barium.
Ferdinand von Richthofen
Ferdinand Freiherr von Richthofen (5 May 18336 October 1905), better known in English as was a German traveller, geographer, and scientist.
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Fertilizer
A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British English) is any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or to plant tissues to supply plant nutrients.
Fluvial sediment processes
In geography and geology, fluvial sediment processes or fluvial sediment transport are associated with rivers and streams and the deposits and landforms created by sediments.
See Loess and Fluvial sediment processes
Fluvioglacial landform
Fluvioglacial landforms or glaciofluvial landforms are those that result from the associated erosion and deposition of sediments caused by glacial meltwater. Loess and Fluvioglacial landform are Glaciology.
See Loess and Fluvioglacial landform
Friability
In materials science, friability, the condition of being friable, describes the tendency of a solid substance to break into smaller pieces under stress or contact, especially by rubbing.
Gansu
Gansu is an inland province in Northwestern China.
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Gastropoda
Gastropods, commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda.
German language
German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.
Glacier
A glacier is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight. Loess and glacier are Glaciology.
Grain size
Grain size (or particle size) is the diameter of individual grains of sediment, or the lithified particles in clastic rocks. Loess and grain size are Pedology and sedimentary rocks.
Grassland
A grassland is an area where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae).
Great Plains
The Great Plains are a broad expanse of flatland in North America.
Gypsum
Gypsum is a soft sulfate mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula. Loess and Gypsum are sedimentary rocks.
See Loess and Gypsum
Heidelberg
Heidelberg (Heidlberg) is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany.
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
The work of the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ (prior to 28 November 2006 UFZ-Umweltforschungszentrum Leipzig-Halle GmbH) covers both basic research and applied research.
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Homogeneity and heterogeneity
Homogeneity and heterogeneity are concepts relating to the uniformity of a substance, process or image.
See Loess and Homogeneity and heterogeneity
Humus
In classical soil science, humus is the dark organic matter in soil that is formed by the decomposition of plant and animal matter.
See Loess and Humus
Ice age
An ice age is a long period of reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. Loess and ice age are Glaciology.
Illinoian (stage)
The Illinoian Stage is the name used by Quaternary geologists in North America to designate the Penultimate Glacial Period c.191,000 to c.130,000 years ago, during the late Middle Pleistocene (Chibanian), when sediments comprising the Illinoian Glacial Lobe were deposited.
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Illinois State Museum
The Illinois State Museum features the life, land, people and art of the State of Illinois.
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Intensive farming
Intensive agriculture, also known as intensive farming (as opposed to extensive farming), conventional, or industrial agriculture, is a type of agriculture, both of crop plants and of animals, with higher levels of input and output per unit of agricultural land area.
See Loess and Intensive farming
Iowa
Iowa is a doubly landlocked state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States.
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Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City is the county seat and largest city of Johnson County, Iowa, United States.
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR or IA DNR) is a department/agency of the U.S. state of Iowa formed in 1986, charged with maintaining state parks and forests, protecting the environment of Iowa, and managing energy, fish, wildlife, land resources, and water resources of Iowa.
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Isotope
Isotopes are distinct nuclear species (or nuclides) of the same chemical element.
John Hardcastle
John Hardcastle (21 January 1847 – 12 June 1927) was a New Zealand amateur scientist, and pioneer in the study of paleoclimatology.
Kansas
Kansas is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
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Karl Cäsar von Leonhard
Karl Cäsar von Leonhard (12 September 1779 in Rumpenheim – 23 January 1862 in Heidelberg) was a German mineralogist and geologist.
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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country mostly in Central Asia, with a part in Eastern Europe.
Land degradation
Land degradation is a process in which the value of the or biophysical or biochemical environment is affected by a combination of natural or human-induced processes acting upon the land.
See Loess and Land degradation
Last Glacial Period
The Last Glacial Period (LGP), also known as the Last glacial cycle, occurred from the end of the Last Interglacial to the beginning of the Holocene, years ago, and thus corresponds to most of the timespan of the Late Pleistocene. Loess and Last Glacial Period are Glaciology.
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Leipzig
Leipzig (Upper Saxon: Leibz'sch) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony.
List of tributaries of the Danube
This is a list of tributaries of the Danube by order of entrance.
See Loess and List of tributaries of the Danube
Loess Hills
The Loess Hills are a formation of wind-deposited loess soil in the westernmost parts of Iowa and Missouri, and the easternmost parts of Nebraska and Kansas, along the Missouri River.
Loess Plateau
The Chinese Loess Plateau, or simply the Loess Plateau, is a plateau in north-central China formed of loess, a clastic silt-like sediment formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust.
Louisiana
Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.
Louisiana Geological Survey
The Louisiana Geological Survey is a state geological survey established by the Louisiana legislature by Act 131 in 1934 to serve the citizens Louisiana by collecting, preserving, and disseminating impartial information on the geomorphology, hydrogeology, geology, paleontology, economic geology, and geological resources of Louisiana.
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Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is an American public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Luminescence dating
Luminescence dating refers to a group of chronological dating methods of determining how long ago mineral grains were last exposed to sunlight or sufficient heating.
See Loess and Luminescence dating
Mastodon
A mastodon ('breast' + 'tooth') is a member of the genus Mammut (German for "mammoth"), which, strictly defined, was endemic to North America and lived from the late Miocene to the early Holocene.
McGraw Hill Education
McGraw Hill is an American publishing company for educational content, software, and services for pre-K through postgraduate education.
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Mica
Micas are a group of silicate minerals whose outstanding physical characteristic is that individual mica crystals can easily be split into extremely thin elastic plates.
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Midwestern United States
The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau.
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Mineral
In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid substance with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.
Mississippi embayment
The Mississippi embayment is a physiographic feature in the south-central United States, part of the Mississippi Alluvial Plain.
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Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the primary river and second-longest river of the largest drainage basin in the United States.
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Nebraska
Nebraska is a triply landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.
New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Ningxia
Ningxia, officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region in Northwestern China.
No-till farming
No-till farming (also known as zero tillage or direct drilling) is an agricultural technique for growing crops or pasture without disturbing the soil through tillage.
Optically stimulated luminescence
In physics, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) is a method for measuring doses from ionizing radiation.
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Paha (landform)
Paha (or greda) are elongated landforms composed either of only loess or till capped by loess. Loess and Paha (landform) are Aeolian landforms.
Paleosol
In geoscience, paleosol (palaeosol in Great Britain and Australia) is an ancient soil that formed in the past. Loess and paleosol are Pedology and types of soil.
Patagonian Ice Sheet
Map showing the extent of the Patagonian Ice Sheet in the Strait of Magellan area during the last glacial period. Selected modern settlements are shown with yellow dots. Sea level was much lower than shown here. The Patagonian Ice Sheet was a large elongated and narrow ice sheet centered in the southern Andes that existed during the Llanquihue glaciation. Loess and Patagonian Ice Sheet are Glaciology.
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Periglaciation
Periglaciation (adjective: "periglacial", referring to places at the edges of glacial areas) describes geomorphic processes that result from seasonal thawing and freezing, very often in areas of permafrost. Loess and Periglaciation are Glaciology.
Plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau (plateaus or plateaux), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene (often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch that lasted from to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations.
Plough
A plough or plow (US; both) is a farm tool for loosening or turning the soil before sowing seed or planting.
See Loess and Plough
Porosity
Porosity or void fraction is a measure of the void (i.e. "empty") spaces in a material, and is a fraction of the volume of voids over the total volume, between 0 and 1, or as a percentage between 0% and 100%.
Prairie
Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the dominant vegetation type.
Prentice Hall
Prentice Hall was a major American educational publisher.
Prevailing winds
In meteorology, prevailing wind in a region of the Earth's surface is a surface wind that blows predominantly from a particular direction.
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Quartz
Quartz is a hard, crystalline mineral composed of silica (silicon dioxide).
See Loess and Quartz
Quaternary
The Quaternary is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS).
Quaternary Geochronology
Quaternary Geochronology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal addressing methods and results in the dating of samples from the Quaternary Period.
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Quaternary Research
Quaternary Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of Quaternary science.
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Quaternary Science Reviews
Quaternary Science Reviews is a peer-reviewed scientific journal covering quaternary science.
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Radiation Measurements
Radiation Measurements is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering research on nuclear science and radiation physics.
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Rhine
--> The Rhine is one of the major European rivers.
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Ridge
A ridge is a long, narrow, elevated geomorphologic landform, structural feature, or a combination of both separated from the surrounding terrain by steep sides.
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Roundness (geology)
Roundness is the degree of smoothing due to abrasion of sedimentary particles.
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Sand
Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Loess and Sand are sediments.
See Loess and Sand
Sediment
Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles. Loess and Sediment are sediments.
Sedimentary Geology (journal)
Sedimentary Geology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal about sediments in a geological context published by Elsevier. Loess and Sedimentary Geology (journal) are sedimentary rocks.
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Shaanxi
Shaanxi is an inland province in Northwestern China.
Shanxi
Shanxi is an inland province of China and is part of the North China region.
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Shield (geology)
A shield is a large area of exposed Precambrian crystalline igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks that form tectonically stable areas.
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Sicily Island, Louisiana
Sicily Island is a village in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, United States.
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Silt
Silt is granular material of a size between sand and clay and composed mostly of broken grains of quartz. Loess and Silt are sediments.
See Loess and Silt
Slump (geology)
A slump is a form of mass wasting that occurs when a coherent mass of loosely consolidated materials or a rock layer moves a short distance down a slope.
Soil
Soil, also commonly referred to as earth or dirt, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support the life of plants and soil organisms.
See Loess and Soil
Soil horizon
A soil horizon is a layer parallel to the soil surface whose physical, chemical and biological characteristics differ from the layers above and beneath. Loess and soil horizon are Pedology.
Springer Science+Business Media, commonly known as Springer, is a German multinational publishing company of books, e-books and peer-reviewed journals in science, humanities, technical and medical (STM) publishing.
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Springfield, Illinois
Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County.
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Stratigraphy
Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification).
Stratum
In geology and related fields, a stratum (strata) is a layer of rock or sediment characterized by certain lithologic properties or attributes that distinguish it from adjacent layers from which it is separated by visible surfaces known as either bedding surfaces or bedding planes.
Tajikistan
Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia.
Tephra
Tephra is fragmental material produced by a volcanic eruption regardless of composition, fragment size, or emplacement mechanism.
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Terrace (earthworks)
In agriculture, a terrace is a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms, which resemble steps, for the purposes of more effective farming.
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Thermoluminescence
Thermoluminescence is a form of luminescence that is exhibited by certain crystalline materials, such as some minerals, when previously absorbed energy from electromagnetic radiation or other ionizing radiation is re-emitted as light upon heating of the material.
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Topsoil
Topsoil is the upper layer of soil. Loess and Topsoil are types of soil.
Trade winds
The trade winds or easterlies are permanent east-to-west prevailing winds that flow in the Earth's equatorial region.
Tropics
The tropics are the regions of Earth surrounding the Equator.
Tundra
In physical geography, tundra is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons.
See Loess and Tundra
United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.
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Vicksburg, Mississippi
Vicksburg is a historic city in Warren County, Mississippi, United States.
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Volcanic ash
Volcanic ash consists of fragments of rock, mineral crystals, and volcanic glass, produced during volcanic eruptions and measuring less than 2 mm (0.079 inches) in diameter.
Volcano
A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
Weathering
Weathering is the deterioration of rocks, soils and minerals (as well as wood and artificial materials) through contact with water, atmospheric gases, sunlight, and biological organisms. Loess and Weathering are Pedology.
Wisconsin glaciation
The Wisconsin glaciation, also called the Wisconsin glacial episode, was the most recent glacial period of the North American ice sheet complex, peaking more than 20,000 years ago.
See Loess and Wisconsin glaciation
Yaodong
A yaodong (natively 窰 in Jin Chinese, or 窰洞 yáodòng in Beijing Mandarin) is a particular form of earth shelter dwelling common in the Loess Plateau in China's north.
Yellow River
The Yellow River is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze; with an estimated length of it is the sixth-longest river system on Earth.
30th parallel south
The 30th parallel south is a circle of latitude that is 30 degrees south of the Earth's equator.
See Loess and 30th parallel south
See also
Aeolian landforms
- Aeolian landform
- Aeolian processes
- Bibliography of Aeolian Research
- Blowout (geomorphology)
- Desert pavement
- Dry lake
- Dune
- Dunes
- Erg (landform)
- Ergs
- Hwangto
- Inland dune
- Loess
- Médanos (geology)
- Niveo-aeolian deposition
- Paha (landform)
- Perry Sandhills
- Sand sheet
- Sastrugi
- Snow cornice
- Snowdrift
- Transverse aeolian ridges
- Tukulan
- Ventifact
- Windstreak
- Yardang
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loess
Also known as Glacial loess, Loess Plain, Loess Plains, Loess soil, Loesses, Loessic, Löss.
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