[HTML][HTML] Inorganic geochemistry of lake sediments: A review of analytical techniques and guidelines for data interpretation

S Bertrand, R Tjallingii, ME Kylander, B Wilhelm… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Inorganic geochemistry is a powerful tool in paleolimnology. It has become one of the most
commonly used techniques to analyze lake sediments, particularly due to the development …

Fingerprinting and tracing the sources of soils and sediments: Earth and ocean science, geoarchaeological, forensic, and human health applications

PN Owens, WH Blake, L Gaspar, D Gateuille… - Earth-Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
Fine-grained sediment is perhaps the most widespread and pervasive contaminant in
aquatic systems reflecting its role in influencing the quality of the water (eg, turbidity, vector …

The geologic records of dust in the Quaternary

DR Muhs - Aeolian Research, 2013 - Elsevier
Study of geologic records of dust composition, sources and deposition rates is important for
understanding the role of dust in the overall planetary radiation balance, fertilization of …

East Asian winter monsoon intensification over the Northwest Pacific Ocean driven by late Miocene atmospheric CO2 decline

Q Zhang, R Zhang, Q Hao, PD Clift, AP Roberts… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
East Asian winter monsoon (EAWM) activity has had profound effects on environmental
change throughout East Asia and the western Pacific. Much attention has been paid to …

The magnitude, timing and abruptness of changes in North African dust deposition over the last 20,000 yr

D McGee, PB DeMenocal, G Winckler… - Earth and Planetary …, 2013 - Elsevier
Reconstructions of eolian dust accumulation in northwest African margin sediments provide
important continuous records of past changes in atmospheric circulation and aridity in the …

Astronomically controlled aridity in the Sahara since at least 11 million years ago

AJ Crocker, BDA Naafs, T Westerhold, RH James… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The Sahara is the largest hot desert on Earth. Yet the timing of its inception and its response
to climatic forcing is debated, leading to uncertainty over the causes and consequences of …

Birth of the Pearl River at 30 Ma: Evidence from sedimentary records in the northern South China Sea

H **, S Wan, PD Clift, C Liu, J Huang, S Jiang… - Earth and Planetary …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Pearl River drains the South China Block and delivers large amounts of
sediments to the northern South China Sea, and its development can be closely linked to the …

Greenland ice core record of last glacial dust sources and atmospheric circulation

G Újvári, U Klötzli, T Stevens… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abrupt and large‐scale climate changes have occurred repeatedly and within decades
during the last glaciation. These events, where dramatic warming occurs over decades, are …

Geochemical characteristics and geological significance of humid climate events in the Middle-Late Triassic (Ladinian-Carnian) of the Ordos Basin, central China

K Zhang, R Liu, Z Liu, L Li - Marine and Petroleum Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Many Middle-Late Triassic (Ladinian-Carnian) global and local humid climate
events that impacted on global palaeontological evolution and mineral distribution have …

Geochemical and isotopic characterization of the Bodélé Depression dust source and implications for transatlantic dust transport to the Amazon Basin

W Abouchami, K Näthe, A Kumar, SJG Galer… - Earth and Planetary …, 2013 - Elsevier
The Bodélé Depression (Chad) in the central Sahara/Sahel region of Northern Africa is the
most important source of mineral dust to the atmosphere globally. The Bodélé Depression is …