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Late Pleistocene and Holocene terrestrial geomorphodynamics and soil formation in northeastern Germany: a review of geochronological data.

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Kappler,  Christoph
Staff Scientific Executive Board, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

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Kaiser,  K.
Staff Scientific Executive Board, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

Küster,  Mathias
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Nicolay,  Alexander
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Fülling,  Alexander
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Bens,  O.
Staff Scientific Executive Board, GFZ Publication Database, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum;

Raab,  Thomas
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Kappler, C., Kaiser, K., Küster, M., Nicolay, A., Fülling, A., Bens, O., Raab, T. (2019): Late Pleistocene and Holocene terrestrial geomorphodynamics and soil formation in northeastern Germany: a review of geochronological data. - Physical Geography, 40, 5, 405-432.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02723646.2019.1573621


Cite as: https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_3987888
Abstract
This study is based on 616 geochronological ages from aeolian and colluvial sediments as well as paleosols, representing the largest database of geochronological data from northeastern Germany available to date. Cumulative probability density functions for radiocarbon data and kernel density estimates for luminescence data were created covering the last 15 ka. The data analysis aimed at the identification of changes and their drivers in geomorphodynamics and soil formation. The ages representing aeolian activity cluster in the Late Glacial, the Early Holocene, and the Late Holocene, where the first two clusters are assumed to result mostly from climatic impact with only a minor share of human impact triggering the mobilization of aeolian sediments. The third cluster is considered to result mainly from human impact. The Late Glacial to Early Holocene activity phase is interrupted by a phase of surface stability around 11.5–12.7 ka, which is indicated by the occurrence of initial soil formations of Finow and Usselo types. Colluvial sedimentation predominantly occurred during the last 7 ka and clearly accelerated since the last 1000 a. According to the ages of specific paleosol types, related soil-forming processes started already in the Late Glacial and were completed in the Holocene. Sample our Geography journals, sign in here to start your FREE access for 14 days Publish Open Access with Max Planck Open access full details