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

• Main Authors: Liu, GN, Cui, ZJ, Ge, DK, Wu, YQ
• Other Authors: Liu, GN (reprint author), Peking Univ, Dept Geog, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China., Peking Univ, Dept Geog, Beijing 100871, Peoples R China., Beijing Normal Univ, Open Lab Environm Change & Nat Disaster State Edu, Beijing 100875, Peoples R China.
• Format: Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: permafrost and periglacial processes 1999
• Subjects: Kunlunshan; stratified slope deposits; Tibet Plateau; Permafrost and Periglacial Processes
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11897/389623

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 (C) 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Geography, Physical Geology SCI(E) 1 ARTICLE 4 369-375 10