Sprafke, TobiasTobiasSprafke0000-0003-1198-44822025-01-082025-01-082023https://boris-portal.unibe.ch/handle/20.500.12422/202316Loess is commonly defined as a distinct body of mainly wind-blown silt and covers c. 10% of the Earth's surface, mainly in the temperate zone. Silicate silt predominates over carbonate, clay and some fine sand, making loess a favorable soil parent material. Thick loess deposits are well-mapped and important archives of Quaternary landscape and human evolution, whereas thin loess deposits and dust admixtures into soils are rarely studied, despite their usually positive influence on soil properties.en900 - History::910 - Geography & travel500 - Science500 - Science::550 - Earth sciences & geologybook_section10.48350/18425010.1016/B978-0-12-822974-3.00016-1