Magnetic iron oxide minerals, principally magnetite, maghemite, hematite, and goethite are
formed in well-drained soils in response to a suite of physical, chemical, and biological …

Variations in magnetic properties of buried soils can be used to reconstruct past climatic
conditions during paleosol formation. Most methods, however, are based on comparisons …

The magnetic properties of paleosols developed in Quaternary sequences of loess have
been used for: stratigraphic definition; correlation with other terrestrial and deep-sea …

Our magnetic analysis of 40 modern loessic soil profiles from the midwestern United States
shows that the upper soil horizons of all sites are characterized by an increase in the …

Mineral magnetic properties of soils can be strongly influenced by soil-forming factors.
Understanding how climate influences magnetic transformations in soils may offer insight …

Formation of ferrimagnets in well-drained, buffered, unpolluted soils appears to be related to
climate, and especially rainfall. If robust, this magnetism/rainfall couple can be used to …

One timeless challenge in rock magnetic studies, inclusive of paleomagnetism and
environmental magnetism, is decomposing a sample's bulk magnetic behavior into its …

Abstract Description of precipitation patterns and changes in the hydrological cycle during
periods of past global change is crucial for providing an understanding of terrestrial climate …

In the world-famous sediments of the Chinese Loess Plateau, fossil soils alternate with
windblown dust layers to record monsoonal variations over the last∼ 3 My. The less …

Modern soils across the Chinese Loess Plateau exhibit strong but disputed correlation
between their pedogenic magnetic content and annual rainfall. A soil magnetism/rainfall …