Leonard Horner: BAAS Southampton 1846

Some members of Section C Geology at BAAS Southampton 1846. Left to right: Sir Henry de la Beche, Professor Anstead, Professor Forbes, Dr.Fitton, Leonard Horner. At around this time LH was President of the Geological Society of London; still writing to Charles Lyell about loess.

Dust Factory: by Zheng Hongbo

This is a diagram by Zheng Hongbo of Nanjing- showing his 'dust factory' concept. How to make loess material for loess deposits. Nicely connecting particle production by glacial grinding in the mountains to activity in adjacent deserts..

 

Talk about Loess in 2016: Two Conferences

The INQUA Loess Focus Group is involved in 2 important meetings in 2016:

1) at Novi Sad, Serbia: 26-29 August 2016. Loess2M- modelling & mapping.
Topics: Loess of Northern Hemisphere, Loess chronology, Loess mapping, Loess modelling, Loess as geoheritage, Dust environmental dynamics.
At University of Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia.
Contact: Slobodan Markovic (slobodan.markovic@dgt.uns.ac.rs]

2) at Eau Clair, Wisconsin: 22-25 September 2016. The 2016 LoessFest, Wisconsin, USA.
Topics: Thin loess deposits, Loess sources, Dating of loess deposits, Loess on slopes, Palaeoenvironments, Soil development, Loess transportation, Variation across landscapes, Stratigraphy.
Field Trip Theme: Rivers & Loess.
Contact: Randall Schaetzl(soils@msu.edu]