Early Discoverers XXXII: P. A. Tutkovskiy and the Glacial Theory of Loess Formation
Abstract In 1899 P. A. Tutkovskiy published a theory of loess formation which depended on the presence of large continental glaciers. Unfortunately there was no glacial requirement in the theories of Berg and Richthofen and these have survived better than that of Tutkovskiy with the result that the...
| Published in: | Journal of Glaciology |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
1978
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022143000013939 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0022143000013939 |
| Summary: | Abstract In 1899 P. A. Tutkovskiy published a theory of loess formation which depended on the presence of large continental glaciers. Unfortunately there was no glacial requirement in the theories of Berg and Richthofen and these have survived better than that of Tutkovskiy with the result that the close relationship between glacial action and loess formation is sometimes overlooked. |
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