Visible and near‐infrared reflectance spectroscopy for investigating soil mineralogy: A review

Q Fang, H Hong, L Zhao, S Kukolich… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Clay minerals are the most reactive and important inorganic components in soils, but soil
mineralogy classifies as a minor topic in soil sciences. Revisiting soil mineralogy has been …

Geochemical evidence for provenance diversity of loess in southern China and its implications for glacial aridification of the northern subtropical region

L Han, Q Hao, Y Qiao, L Wang, S Peng, N Li… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
The thick 'Xiashu loess' in southern China is distributed not only in the Yangtze River valley,
but also and most extensively in the region between the Qinling Mountains and the lower …

Influence of Quaternary paleoclimate change on the permeability of the loess–paleosol sequence in the Loess Plateau, northern China

K Hou, H Qian, Q Zhang, T Lin, Y Chen… - Earth Surface …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Permeability differences in multi‐cycle loess–paleosol aeolian sediments, which are still
poorly understood, have the potential to significantly improve our understanding of climatic …

Assessing the utility of visible-to-shortwave infrared reflectance spectroscopy for analysis of soil weathering intensity and paleoclimate reconstruction

L Zhao, H Hong, J Liu, Q Fang, Y Yao, W Tan… - Palaeogeography …, 2018 - Elsevier
Visible-to-shortwave infrared reflectance (VSWIR) spectroscopy is a fast and efficient
approach for estimation of soil properties. In order to test whether soil weathering intensity …

Qaidam Basin paleosols reflect climate and weathering intensity on the northeastern Tibetan Plateau during the Early Eocene Climatic Optimum

B Song, K Zhang, L Zhang, J Ji, H Hong, Y Wei… - Palaeogeography …, 2018 - Elsevier
As an important geological archive, paleosols have been widely used in reconstruction of
paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic conditions. In this study, we undertook detailed …

The role of organo-clay associations in limiting organic matter decay: Insights from the Dajiuhu peat soil, central China

S Chen, H Hong, X Huang, Q Fang, K Yin, C Wang… - Geoderma, 2018 - Elsevier
The mineral-bound organic matter (OM) in soils is of great importance for the global carbon
cycle. Long-standing debate exists regarding the mechanisms of soil organic matter (SOM) …

Microtopography-mediated hydrologic environment controls elemental migration and mineral weathering in subalpine surface soils of subtropical monsoonal China

Q Fang, H Hong, TJ Algeo, X Huang, A Sun… - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
Local topography and elevation gradients can exert important influences on soil formation
processes such as elemental migration, mineral weathering, and soil organic matter (SOM) …

Terrestrial paleoclimate changes recorded by Pleistocene red earth deposits at the Gaolingpo Paleolithic site, Bose Basin, South China

X Shen, H Hong, S Huang, TJ Algeo, Q Huang… - Palaeogeography …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Quaternary river sediments at Gaolingpo, Bose Basin, Guangxi Province contain stone
hand adzes and microliths of Paleolithic and Neolithic ages, providing information about the …

Hominin site distributions and behaviours across the Mid-Pleistocene climate transition in China

SX Yang, JP Yue, X Zhou, M Storozum, FX Huan… - Quaternary Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge about the Early and Middle Pleistocene hominin record of China is
steadily increasing owing to the on-going implementation of palaeoanthropological surveys …

Influence of tectonic uplift of the Qinling Mountains on the paleoclimatic environment of surrounding areas: Insights from loess–paleosol sequences, Weihe Basin …

K Hou, H Qian, Y Zhang, Q Zhang - Catena, 2020 - Elsevier
The southern edge of the Chinese Loess Plateau affected by the stepwise uplift of the
Qinling Mountains is a transitional climatic area between the different climatic environments …