BE-10 AND MAGNETIC-SUSCEPTIBILITY IN CHINESE LOESS

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作者
BEER, J
SHEN, CD
HELLER, F
LIU, TS
BONANI, G
DITTRICH, B
SUTER, M
KUBIK, PW
机构
[1] ACAD SINICA, INST GEOCHEM, CANTON, PEOPLES R CHINA
[2] SWISS FED INST TECHNOL, INST GEOPHYS, CH-8093 ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
[3] CHINESE ACAD SCI, BEIJING, PEOPLES R CHINA
[4] SWISS FED INST TECHNOL, INST MITTELENERGIEPHYS, PAUL SCHERRER INST, CH-8093 ZURICH, SWITZERLAND
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10.1029/92GL02676
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P [天文学、地球科学];
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07 ;
摘要
Be-10 and magnetic susceptibility have been measured in the top 12 m of a loess profile from Luochuan, Central China. Comparison of the Be-10 concentration record with the SPECMAP deltaO-18 profile of the last 130 ka (Imbrie et al., 1984] results in a new time scale which is in good agreement with that of Kukla et al. [1990]. The calculated loess accumulation rates can be compared with existing records of dust falls in Pacific deep sea sediments and Antarctic ice cores. A simple model for the Be-10 dust flux demonstrates that a significant part of the magnetic susceptibility signal in palaeosol horizons is due to in situ pedogenic production. During times of high loess accumulation (cold palaeoclimate) this contribution is negligible.
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