Paleotopographic controls on loess deposition in the Loess Plateau of China

• Published in: Earth surface processes and landforms Vol. 41; no. 9; pp. 1155 - 1168
• Main Authors: Xiong, Li-Yang, Tang, Guo-An, Strobl, Josef, Zhu, A-Xing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Bedrock; Deposition; Digital Elevation Models; Drainage area; Geological history; Geology; Landforms; Loess; loess deposition; paleotopography; Soil erosion; spatial variation; Terrain; watershed hierarchy; Watersheds; China, People's Rep., Loess Plateau; China, People's Rep

The underlying pre‐existing paleotopography directly influences the loess deposition process and shapes the morphology of current loess landforms. An understanding of the controlling effects of the underlying paleotopography on loess deposition is critical to revealing the mechanism of loess‐landfor...