Pleistocene climates in China dated by magnetic susceptibility

Research Article| September 01, 1988 Pleistocene climates in China dated by magnetic susceptibility George Kukla; George Kukla 1Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Friedrich Heller; Friedrich Heller 2Geophysical Institute, ETH-Honggerberg, CH-8093, Zurich, Switzerland Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Liu Xiu Ming; Liu Xiu Ming 3Institute of Geology, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Xu Tong Chun; Xu Tong Chun 4Institute of Geophysics, State Seismological Bureau, Beijing, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Liu Tung Sheng; Liu Tung Sheng 5Xian Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Academia Sinica, Xian Shaanxi Province, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar An Zhi Sheng An Zhi Sheng 5Xian Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Academia Sinica, Xian Shaanxi Province, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information George Kukla 1Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 Friedrich Heller 2Geophysical Institute, ETH-Honggerberg, CH-8093, Zurich, Switzerland Liu Xiu Ming 3Institute of Geology, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China Xu Tong Chun 4Institute of Geophysics, State Seismological Bureau, Beijing, China Liu Tung Sheng 5Xian Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Academia Sinica, Xian Shaanxi Province, China An Zhi Sheng 5Xian Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary Geology, Academia Sinica, Xian Shaanxi Province, China Publisher: Geological Society of America First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 Geological Society of America Geology (1988) 16 (9): 811–814. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)0162.3.CO;2 Article history First Online: 02 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation George Kukla, Friedrich Heller, Liu Xiu Ming, Xu Tong Chun, Liu Tung Sheng, An Zhi Sheng; Pleistocene climates in China dated by magnetic susceptibility. Geology 1988;; 16 (9): 811–814. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1988)0162.3.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract The magnetic susceptibility of loess and interbedded soils in central China varies with the degree of pedogenesis and serves as a proxy measure of climate. The concentration of magnetic minerals in the sediment is inversely proportional to sedimentation rates throughout the Brunhes epoch. Susceptibility measurements combined with the reversal stratigraphy provide a time scale that is independent of astronomic chronology. On this scale, the susceptibility record closely parallels the oxygen-isotope fluctuations in deep-sea sediments, suggesting a close interdependence of the Chinese dust falls, the volume of land-based ice, and global climate. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.