#LOESS
is this loess
December 25, 2023 at 5:29 PM
June 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
You might be surprised at how often I have to make this review comment: "Change 'aeolian loess' to 'loess'. Loess is aeolian by definition."
October 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I've never really gotten into soil geology, and had no clue there are so many types of loess!
September 25, 2026 at 1:39 AM
This remarkable rift valley in Pinglu, Shanxi, China stretches around 10km and drops up to 100m deep.

It’s carved into fragile loess soil on the Loess Plateau, where erosion and collapse continue to reshape the landscape.
April 8, 2026 at 10:42 AM
AMELAG (Stand 22.9.): wieder deutlich↗️

DZF (16.9.): 338↗️350 [398]

Daten vom 2.9.➡️9.9.➡️16.9. (Stand 22.9.):
AMELAG: 15,2↘️13,2↗️19,8 [NN: 14,5↗️15,2↗️23,6]
5W-Mittel: 12,38↗️14,21↗️17,25 [13,22↗️15,99↗️19,88]
R-Wert: 1,27↘️1,08↗️1,12 [1,25↘️1,11↗️1,13 (LOESS: 1,17➡️1,17↗️1,18)]
September 23, 2026 at 1:03 PM
A few more eagle shots 📷 from my recent trip to Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge in Northwest Missouri 🪶 #Birds #BirdsofPrey #Eagles #BlueSkyPhotography #NatureLovers #Wildlife
January 30, 2026 at 8:55 AM
🎶I like loess butts and I cannot lie...🎶

Had to be done 😆

#loess #sorrynotsorry
March 20, 2026 at 6:02 AM
she’s so fine she’s technically loess
October 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Intermittent photos of the day: Gullies and an incised stream in a landscape of thick loess, far eastern Inner Mongolia (near Kulun, close to the boundary with Liaoning), 2005.
September 20, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Two amazing loess sections in Nebraska. Left, Middle to Late Pleistocene loess in a canal cut near Elba. Note gullies formed in the Late Pleistocene, then buried by loess. Right, Moran Canyon cut exposing the Brady Soil, formed at the Pleistocene-Holocene transition, halfway up by the cedar.
September 2, 2026 at 2:09 AM
AMELAG (Stand 15.9.): stagnierend

DZF (9.9.): 313↗️324 [348]

Daten vom 26.8.➡️2.9.➡️9.9. (Stand 15.9.):
AMELAG: 5,2↗️15,2↘️13,2 [NN: 7,0↗️14,5↗️15,2]
5W-Mittel: 8,15↗️11,54↗️12,60 [9,00↗️12,07↗️13,82]
R-Wert: 1,16↗️1,22↘️1,05 [1,18➡️1,18↘️1,08 (LOESS: 1,15➡️1,15↗️1,16)]
September 16, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Happy (in spite of everything) to share our new paper on loess tablelands, mesa-like landforms of highly erodible sediment, that persist without a resistant caprock for tens of thousands of years, if not longer. Why? 1/5 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Evolution of Loess Tablelands in the Central Great Plains: Relief Generation by Loess Accumulation and the Importance of Closed Depressions
Loess tableland evolution reflects the interaction of loess accumulation generating relief and erosion in response to that relief Tableland erosion using fluvial processes is limited by closed de...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Made another trip up to Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge in Northwest Missouri on Dec 22nd and wanted to share a few from that trip. Hope every had a great Christmas! 🪶 #Birds #Eagles #BirdsofPrey #BlueSkyPhotography #BlueSkyPhotographers 📷 #NatureLovers #Wildlife
December 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Look at that narrow dissected loess ridge! Lots more loess landscapes in Nebraska, but no one's promoting them.
📍Loess Hills State Forest - Onawa, Iowa
October 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Nachtrag:

Viruslast Influenza A, Influenza B, RSV (AMELAG NN, LOESS-geglättet)
January 12, 2026 at 11:38 AM
AMELAG vom 2.7.25

Daten vom 2.7. (25.6./18.6.) nach Datenstand 1.7.[24.6.]:

AMELAG: 18,3 (15,9[17,2]/14,1)
LOESS: 17,9 (18,3[18,5]/14,1[16,3])
5W-Mittel: 17,0 (15,9[16,0]/14,1[15,3])

R_LOESS: 1,03 (1,04[1,07]/1,05[1,07])
R_5WM: 1,03 (1,02/1,00)

DZF➡️195
July 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The #undulating loess hills of Western Iowa

Loess is extremely fine topsoil. The hills rise like dunes on the Iowa side of the Missouri River flood plain. China is the only other place you will find loess hills of this size.

#blueskyartshow #coloraday #greensat #ECK #EastCoastKin #hiking
September 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
📍Loess Hills Scenic Overlook
May 30, 2026 at 1:16 AM
AMELAG (Stand 18.8.): Wieder Stark steigend.

AMELAG-DZF (19.8.): 192↗️212 [256]

Daten vom 29.7.➡️5.8.➡️12.8. (Stand 18.8.):

AMELAG: 3,39↘️2,52↗️4,24 [NN: 3,65↘️3,37↗️5,41]
5W-Mittel: 3,08↗️3,14↗️3,63 [3,58↗️3,88↗️4,58]
R-Wert: 1,05↘️1,01↗️1,09 [1,07↘️1,05↗️1,10 (LOESS: 1,08 seit 15.7.)]
August 19, 2026 at 12:55 PM
AMELAG (Stand 25.8.): Weiter stark steigend.

AMELAG-DZF (26.8.): 200↗️230 [258]

Daten vom 5.8.➡️12.8.➡️19.8. (Stand 25.8.):

AMELAG: 2,52↗️4,22↗️6,34 [NN: 3,38↗️5,39↗️5,73]
5W-Mittel: 3,46↗️4,22↗️5,19 [4,00↗️4,82↗️5,30]
R-Wert: 1,07↗️1,12➡️1,12 [1,07↗️1,10↘️1,05 (LOESS: 1,09 seit 29.7.)]
August 26, 2026 at 2:13 PM
‘All the birds returned’: How a Chinese project led the way in water and soil conservation
‘All the birds returned’: How a Chinese project led the way in water and soil conservation
The Loess plateau was the most eroded place on Earth until China took action and reversed decades of damage from grazing and farming It was one of China’s most ambitious environmental endeavours ever. The Loess plateau, an area spanning more than…
www.theguardian.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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November 25, 2024 at 10:10 PM
AMELAG-Daten vom 8.5.24: Enormer Anstieg (R_LOESS=1,57)‼️
Die Daten letzter Woche (24.4.) wurden von ~41Tausend auf ~34T korrigiert, aber der neue Wert (1.5.) ist ~58T. Dadurch steigt R_LOESS auf 1,57, was etwas unrealistisch hoch ist. Der "plausible" DZF beträgt jetzt 260 (rechnerisch aktuell ~450).
May 8, 2024 at 2:36 PM
Du lœss au foehn

📸© Daniel Archer
March 8, 2024 at 5:59 PM