Paleoclimate and weathering of the Tokaj (Hungary) loess–paleosol sequence

Schatz, Ann-Kathrin; Scholten, Thomas; Kühn, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2015.03.016

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“…The Quaternary loess and paleosol in South Korea formed under much stronger weathering conditions than in China (Hwang et al ., ). In Hungary, the variation in rainfall was large during the development of the loess and palaeosol (Schatz et al ., ). This research in South Korea and Hungary did not involve soil water contents, however.…”

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Climate and soil moisture content during development of the first palaeosol in the southern Loess Plateau

Jing-bo

Luo

et al. 2018

European J Soil Science

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Summary The scientific problems concerning Quaternary soil water content and the water cycle have not been researched. This study examined the soil water content and depth of distribution of gravitational water in the south Loess Plateau during development of the first palaeosol layer (S1) by methods such as field investigation, electron microscopy, energy spectrum analysis, chemical analysis, and so on. The purpose was to reveal the climate, water balance and vegetation type at the time when S1 developed. The depth of migration of CaCO3 and Sr were 4.2 m below the upper boundary of the S1 palaeosol, and the depth of weathered loess beneath the argillic horizon was 4.0 m. Ferri‐argillans developed well in the argillic horizon and their depth of migration was 1 m below the argillic horizon. These findings suggest that the climate during the last interglacial was subtropical and humid, and the soil‐water balance was positive. Gravitational water was present to a depth of least 4.2 m from the top of S1, and the water content was adequate for tree growth. The chemical weathering index showed that this palaeosol has been moderately weathered. Highlights We studied the palaeo-water content index during development of the first palaeosol. Soil water balance during development of S1 palaeosol in the south Loess plateau was positive. Available water content was 14% during development of S1 palaeosol. We suggest that a subtropical climate and forest vegetation prevailed.

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Climate and soil moisture content during development of the first palaeosol in the southern Loess Plateau

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Luo

et al. 2018

European J Soil Science

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“…Paleoenvironmental information from loess is, at its simplest, inferred from the number and types of embedded paleosols, but changes in rock magnetism, geochemistry (biomarkers, isotopes), color, and grain size can also help to identify and characterize specific soil/sediment formations (Buggle and Zech 2015;Schatz 2014;Schatz et al 2015;Schreuder et al 2016;Zech et al 2013). When present, biotic remnants such as mollusk shells (Marković et al 2007;Molnár 2015;Sümegi et al 2011Sümegi et al , 2015, charcoal (Rudner and Sümegi 2001;Willis and van Andel 2004), and/or osseous remains (Jánossy 2011;Pazonyi et al 2014) found within loesspaleosol sequences can provide further insights into the paleoenvironment.…”

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“…Though their reliability and accuracy are still disputed (Schatz et al 2015), recent studies from locations throughout the Carpathian Basin nonetheless suggest a temperature range of 2-19°C, while annual precipitation ranged from 250 to 500 mm. Though these estimates show less precision than the malacothermometer, they do confirm that the region was slightly cooler and drier, though broadly comparable with most current European climes.…”

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The Danube Corridor Hypothesis and the Carpathian Basin: Geological, Environmental and Archaeological Approaches to Characterizing Aurignacian Dynamics

Chu

2018

J World Prehist

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Early Upper Paleolithic sites in the Danube catchment have been put forward as evidence that the river was an important conduit for modern humans during their initial settlement of Europe. Central to this model is the Carpathian Basin, a region covering most of the Middle Danube. As the archaeological record of this region is still poorly understood, this paper aims to provide a contextual assessment of the Carpathian Basin's geological and paleoenvironmental archives, starting with the late Upper Pleistocene. Subsequently, it compiles early Upper Paleolithic data from the region to provide a synchronic appraisal of the Aurignacian archaeological evidence. It then uses this data to test whether the relative absence of early Upper Paleolithic sites is obscured by a taphonomic bias. Finally, it reviews current knowledge of the Carpathian Basin's archaeological record and concludes that, while it cannot reject the Danube corridor hypothesis, further (geo) archaeological work is required to understand the link between the Carpathian Basin and Central and Southeastern Europe.

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“…Weathering indices, major element ratios and paleoclimate transfer functions provide information on past environments (Kovács, J. et al 2011(Kovács, J. et al , 2013. According to Schatz, A.-K. et al (2015), glacial loess samples allow also us to quantify environmental conditions that prevailed at the time of their formation, because loess deposits can be regarded as moderately pedogenised (loessifi ed) aeolian dust deposits (Pécsi, M. 1990;Smalley, I. et al 2011).…”

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Changing nature of Pleistocene interglacials - is it recorded by paleosoils in Hungary (Central Europe)?

Varga

2015

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Based on stable isotope analyses of worldwide reference curves, it has long been apparent that duration, intensity and climatic conditions of Pleistocene interglacial periods were signifi cantly diverse. As a consequence of negligible fresh, detrital material admixture during interglacials, the soil formation intensity and maturity of various kinds of past soils have been holding vital information on the environmental conditions at the time the soils formed. This, in turn, means that several physicochemical properties of soils allow us to reconstruct past climatic regimes. Loess-paleosol sequences in Hungary (Central Europe) provide insight into the cyclic nature of glacial-interglacial variations of the last 1 million years. The paleosoils have been recognized as the product of warmer and moister interglacials, when the (glacial) loess material was altered by chemical weathering and pedogenic processes. The gradual change from oldest red Mediterranean soils via forest and forest-steppe soils to steppe soils represents well the continuous decrease of chemical alteration of interglacial paleosoils determined by environmental factors and duration of soil formation. Pedogene units from MIS-21 to MIS-5 strata were analysed in the course of this study. Major element analyses were carried out to get a proper picture on the paleoenvironmental conditions. Geochemical transfer functions have been applied to derive mean annual precipitation and mean annual temperature. These kinds of quantitative data on past climate and the stratigraphic data allow us to fi t our pedostratigraphic units into a global context. The present paper is aimed at providing new information on the various climatic and environmental characteristics of Pleistocene interglacial periods and soil forming processes.

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Paleoclimate and weathering of the Tokaj (Hungary) loess–paleosol sequence

Cited by 44 publications

References 85 publications

Climate and soil moisture content during development of the first palaeosol in the southern Loess Plateau

Climate and soil moisture content during development of the first palaeosol in the southern Loess Plateau

The Danube Corridor Hypothesis and the Carpathian Basin: Geological, Environmental and Archaeological Approaches to Characterizing Aurignacian Dynamics

Changing nature of Pleistocene interglacials - is it recorded by paleosoils in Hungary (Central Europe)?

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