The history of Danube loess research

Marković, Slobodan B.; Fitzsimmons, Kathryn E.; Sprafke, Tobias; Gavrilović, Darko; Smalley, Ian; Jović, Vidojko; Svirčev, Zorica; Gavrilov, Milivoj B.; Bešlin, Milivoj

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“…; Marković et al . , ). Luminescence chronologies for loess sequences south of the Danube in the Lower Danube Basin are so far under‐represented.…”

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“…Luminescence-based chronologies of loess-palaeosol sequences in the Lower Danube Region and Carpathian Basin have been established mainly for Serbia, Hungary and Romania (e.g. Balescu et al 2003Balescu et al , 2010Fuchs et al 2008;Antoine et al 2009;Novothny et al 2010Novothny et al , 2011Stevens et al 2011;Timar-Gabor et al 2011, 2015bVasiliniuc et al 2012;Murray et al 2014;Ujv ari et al 2014;Markovi c et al 2015Markovi c et al , 2016. Luminescence chronologies for loess sequences south of the Danube in the Lower Danube Basin are so far underrepresented.…”

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A luminescence‐based chronology for the Harletz loess sequence, Bulgaria

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Fuchs

Antoine

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The Harletz loess‐palaeosol sequence is located in northwestern Bulgaria and represents an important link between well‐studied loess sequences in eastern Romania and further sites to the west of the Carpathians (e.g. Serbia and Hungary). The aim of this study was to establish a chronostratigraphy of the deposits, using various methods of luminescence dating, together with basic stratigraphical field observations as well as magnetic properties. Luminescence dating was carried out using the quartz fine grain fraction and a SAR protocol, and the feldspar coarse grain fraction, applying the MET‐pIRIR protocol. Due to underestimation of the quartz fine grain fraction in the lower parts of the sequence, the resulting chronology is mainly based on the feldspar ages, which are derived from the stimulation temperature at 150 °C. A comparison with nearby sequences from Serbia, Hungary and Romania, and interpretations obtained through the stratigraphical and sedimentological signature of the sequence, supports the established chronology. Our data suggest that the prominent palaeosol (soil complex) in the upper quarter of the sequence was formed during MIS 5. It would follow that large parts of the Last Glacial loess overlying this palaeosol were probably eroded, and that the thick loess accumulation underlying this soil complex can be allocated to the penultimate glacial (MIS 6). A prominent MIS 6 tephra, which has been reported from other sequences in the area, is also present at Harletz.

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“…; Marković et al . , ). Luminescence chronologies for loess sequences south of the Danube in the Lower Danube Basin are so far under‐represented.…”

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A luminescence‐based chronology for the Harletz loess sequence, Bulgaria

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“…In fact, Horner and members of the Legion were interested in Danubian studies and discussed Danubian observations. An initial study of the history of Danube loess research has been made by Markovic et al (2016), this will perhaps be augmented when some of the more obscure studies by members of the Loess Legion come to light.…”

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Leonard Horner in Bonn 1831–1833, finding loess and being incorporated into Lyell’s Loess Legion

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Leonard Horner (1785–1864) was a pioneer in the study of loess. His 1836 paper on the geology of Bonn contained detailed descriptions of loess in the Rhine valley. He identified and presented loess as an interesting material for geological study. He investigated loess in the crater of the Rodderberg with Charles Lyell in 1833. He presented the first significant paper on loess in Britain in 1833, but it was not published until 1836. With the assistance of G.A. Goldfuss and J.J. Noegerath he conducted early studies of the Siebengebirge and published the first geological map of the region, and the first picture of loess, at Rhondorf by the Drachenfels. He became the eleventh person to be included in the list of loess scholars which Charles Lyell published in volume 3 of the Principles of Geology. These were Leonhard, Bronn, Boue, Voltz, Steininger, Merian, Rozet, Hibbert in 1833, Noeggerath, von Meyer in 1835, Horner in 1837. Horner arrived after the publication of his studies on the loess at Bonn in 1836.

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“…Some of M. Milanković's other contemporary colleagues also recognized great potential in applying his orbital calendar to solve the problem of loess-palaeosol sequences chronostratigraphy in the Danube Basin [20]. Serbian geologist Vladimir Laskarev [21] and Hungarian scholar Gyula Bacsák [22] were the first to use M. Milanković's IA calendar to calculate the length of Pleistocene environmental phases, recorded in Danubean loess-paleosol sequences [23].…”

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Ice Age theory: a correspondence between Milutin Milanković and Vojislav Mišković

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Ice Ages (IA) and their glacial periods can be regarded as significant natural hazards (NH). Unfortunately, the knowledge of hominid evolution that occurred during IAs, in such extreme climatic fluctuations, is preserved almost exclusively in mythology. The omission of more scientific discourse regarding the history of NH during IAs should be rectified for posterity. As our civilization will likely have to cope with the beginnings of a new glacial phase, a more complete understanding of the mechanisms of IA climate dynamics is crucial. This paper presents an unpublished correspondence between M. Milanković, a polymath and the founder of the Astronomical theory of Ice Ages (ATIA), and the astronomer V. Mišković, one of Milanković’s major contributors to the development of his theory. Additional insight related to the ATIA by M. Milanković is given, particularly regarding the succession of glacial and interglacial periods on Earth. In this completely preserved correspondence, taking place from 1924 until 1952, also reside letters concerning the research of M. Milanković and V. Mišković as it relates to the research of Alfred Wegener and Wladimir Köppen. These letters are on the topic of M. Milanković’s 1920’s work. At the Astronomical Observatory in Belgrade, M. Milanković found useful data in the observatory’s publications and orchestrated the numerical calculations he needed for his ATIA with V. Mišković aid.

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The history of Danube loess research

Cited by 28 publications

References 153 publications

A luminescence‐based chronology for the Harletz loess sequence, Bulgaria

A luminescence‐based chronology for the Harletz loess sequence, Bulgaria

Leonard Horner in Bonn 1831–1833, finding loess and being incorporated into Lyell’s Loess Legion

Ice Age theory: a correspondence between Milutin Milanković and Vojislav Mišković

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