Loess - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Loess (/ˈloʊ.əs/, /ˈlʌs/, /ˈlɛs/, or UK /ˈlɜrs/; from German Löss [lœs]) is a clastic, predominantly silt-sized sediment that is formed by the accumulation of wind-blown dust.[1] It covers about 10% of the Earth's surface.[2] Loess is an aeolian sediment ...