A westerly wind dominated Puna Plateau during deposition of upper Pleistocene loessic sediments in the subtropical Andes, South America

Alex Pullen; David L. Barbeau; Andrew L. Leier; Jordan T. Abell; Madison Ward; Austin Bruner; Mary Kate Fidler

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31118-5

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

A westerly wind dominated Puna Plateau during deposition of upper Pleistocene loessic sediments in the subtropical Andes, South America

Alex Pullen,
David L. Barbeau,
Andrew L. Leier,
Jordan T. Abell,
Madison Ward,
Austin Bruner,
Mary Kate Fidler

Affiliations

Alex Pullen: Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University
David L. Barbeau: School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment, University of South Carolina
Andrew L. Leier: School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment, University of South Carolina
Jordan T. Abell: Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona
Madison Ward: Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University
Austin Bruner: Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University
Mary Kate Fidler: Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31118-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Detrital zircon ages in Pleistocene sediments and wind erosion patterns indicate the Puna Plateau was dominated by westerly winds during intervals of high dust accumulation in the eastern subtropical Andes.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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