Parallelization of Last Glacial loess-paleosol section of Red Hill with Heinrich events and ice core records

Abstract

In this paper, I would like to provide refined relative chronological data to loess-paleosol section situated on the IV. and V. terraces of Red Hill (Moravia), based on a comparison with Heirich events, North and South hemispheric ice core records. The last glacial–interglacial loess section is almost complete, all of the interstadial soils can be identified in the series instead of the eroded upper part of the PK I complex. The onset of the formation of recent soil can be parallelized to H0 event (~12 000), the double structural soils to H1 and H2 events, the eroded soils of PK I to H3 and H4, while the lower part of the complex has been correlated with H5 and H6 events (~63 ka BP). The loess series above PK I has been classifi ed into Würm-3, the strata between PK I and PK II belong to the Würm-2. The lower part, under PK II is mostly clayey, cannot be regarded as a cold climate deposit. After the Riss/Würm interglacial the climate has changed slowly, and the typical glacial climate has started only after 75 ka BP.

Keywords

• heinrich events
• ice cores
• loess-paleosol series
• chronology
• δ18o values