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The stratified slope deposits at Kunlunshan Pass, Tibet Plateau, China

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  • Liu Gengnian
  • Cui Zhijiu
  • Ge Daokai
  • Wu Yongqiu

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Stratified slope deposits occur at the foot of east‐ or south‐east‐facing slopes at an altitude of 4100 m near Xiaonanchuan. The deposits show three layers: the base layer is regolith of thickness 2–3 m, the middle layer is stratified slope deposit of thickness 10–15 m, and the top layer is loess‐like silt of thickness 9 m. Analysis of the sedimentary structure and grain size, together with SEM study of the quartz grains and TL datings, suggest the stratified slope deposits represent a climate change from cold–wet to cold–dry in the early period of the Last Glaciation (60,000–44,000 a BP). The loess‐like deposit resting upon the stratified slope deposit indicates a remarkable cold–dry period since the Last Glacial Maximum. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Des dépôts de pente stratifiés existent au pied de pentes exposées à l′Est et au Sud‐Est à une altitude de 4100 m prés de Xiaonanchuan. Les dépôts montrent trois couches: la couche de base, de 2 à 3 m d′épaisseur, est une couche de débris grossiers; la couche moyenne est un dépôt de pente stratifié de 10 à 15 m d′épaisseur; la couche sommitale constituée de silt semblable à du loess a une épaisseur de 9 m. Des analyses des structures sédimentaires et de la granulométrie, des études au microscope électronique des grains de quartz ainsi que des datations TL suggèrent que les dépôts de pente stratifiés représentent un changement de climat qui est passé de froid‐humide à froid‐sec au début de la dernière glaciation (60,000–44,000 ans BP). Les dépôts silteux reposant sur le dépôt stratifié indique une période froide et sèche remarquable qui persiste depuis le maximum de la dernière glaciation. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Liu Gengnian & Cui Zhijiu & Ge Daokai & Wu Yongqiu, 1999. "The stratified slope deposits at Kunlunshan Pass, Tibet Plateau, China," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 10(4), pages 369-375, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:10:y:1999:i:4:p:369-375
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(199910/12)10:43.0.CO;2-3
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