Essays about: "vittrings index"

Found 2 essays containing the words vittrings index.

  1. 1. Reconstructing Weathering and Climate Trends on Loess Deposits in NW France Using XRF Analysis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Hanna Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : geochemistry; loess; XRF; weathering; climate change; N-W France;

    Abstract : Analyzing climate changes by loess sediment deposits formed after the last glacial maximum gives us information about how the environment was dynamically before humans physically could record climate changes. Sampling and analyzing loess from different places in the world give us a more reliable view of when events and changes in climate took place. READ MORE

  3. 2. Identifying Quaternary Climate Change with XRF Analysis on Loess From South-Western England

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Pelle Kronborg; [2020]
    Keywords : loess; XRF; weathering index; England; Lowland Point; Porth Cressa; Quaternary; löss; XRF; vittrings index; kvartär; England; Lowland Point; Porth Cressa;

    Abstract : Huge changes in climate occurred at the end of the last Quaternary glaciation. The end of this glaciation corresponds with the end of Pleistocene with its repeated glacial cycles and the start of the current geological epoch, the Holocene interglacial. READ MORE