TY - CHAP A1 - Kleber, Arno A1 - Terhorst, Birgit A1 - Hülle, Daniela A1 - Leopold, Matthias A1 - Müller, S. A1 - Raab, Thomas A1 - Sauer, Daniela A1 - Scholten, Thomas A1 - Dietze, Michael A1 - Felix-Henningsen, Peter A1 - Heinrich, J. A1 - Spies, E. D. A1 - Thiemeyer, H. ED - Kleber, Arno ED - Terhorst, Birgit T1 - Subdued Mountains of Central Europe T2 - Mid-Latitude Slope Deposits (Cover Beds) N2 - Slope deposits, which veil entire slopes or large parts of them in a rather uniform manner (cover beds), are ubiquitous in the subdued mountains of Central Europe. Here we provide an overview of the current state of knowledge on these deposits. The Central European cover beds are divided into (1) the upper layer that is ubiquitously distributed and displays a relatively constant thickness; (2) the intermediate layer the distribution of which is mainly restricted to flat relief, to slope depressions, and to lee-ward facing slopes; and (3) the basal layer, which is rather widespread again. Both the upper and intermediate layer contain intermixed loess, whereas the basal layer is free of loess and typically has a high bulk density. Aside from the loess content, the composition of the layers differs, reflecting varying portions of crushed and chemically weathered rock allocated from up-slope. This causes notable diversity depending on bedrock and, thus, induces remarkable regional differences. Cover beds were mainly formed by periglacial gelifluction. The upper layer formed in the Late Glacial possibly during several short episodes of activity. In contrast, the underlying layers may be diachronous; nevertheless, they display recurring vertical sequences. This is probably due to the fact that loess-free layers usually could not deposit as long as there was loess in the environs, which may have been inherited from older deposits. Thus, the last phase of surface wash, during which older loess was removed, determines the age of the lower layers. Y1 - 2013 SN - 978-0-444-53118-6 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-53118-6.00002-7 SP - 9 EP - 93 PB - Elsevier CY - Oxford ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Völkel, Jörg A1 - Leopold, Matthias A1 - Raab, Thomas ED - Maier, Jörg T1 - Ostbayerische Mittelgebirge T2 - Exkursionsführer zu ausgewählten Fachthemen Oberfrankens, Nürnbergs und der Nördlichen Oberpfalz Y1 - 2007 SN - 978-3-9809181-9-0 SP - 209 EP - 224 PB - Fachgruppe Geowissenschaften Universität Bayreuth CY - Bayreuth ER - TY - GEN A1 - Leopold, Matthias A1 - Dethier, David A1 - Völkel, Jörg A1 - Raab, Thomas A1 - Rikert, Tyler Corson A1 - Caine, Nel T1 - Using Geophysical Methods to Study the Shallow Subsurface of a Sensitive Alpine Environment, Niwat Ridge, Colorado Front Range, U.S.A. T2 - Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research Y1 - 2008 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1657/1523-0430(06-124)[LEOPOLD]2.0.CO;2 SN - 1938-4246 VL - 40 IS - 3 SP - 519 EP - 530 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Leopold, Matthias A1 - Dethier, David A1 - Völkel, Jörg A1 - Raab, Thomas T1 - Combining sediment analysis and seismic refraction to describe the structure, thickness and distribution of periglacial slope deposits at Niwot Ridge, Rocky Mountains Front Range, Colorado, USA T2 - Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie Y1 - 2008 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1127/0372-8854/2008/0052S2-0077 VL - 52 IS - 2 SP - 77 EP - 94 ER - TY - GEN A1 - Raab, Thomas A1 - Leopold, Matthias A1 - Völkel, Jörg T1 - Character, Age, and ecological significance of pleistocene periglacial slope deposits in Germany T2 - Physical Geography Y1 - 2007 U6 - https://doi.org/10.2747/0272-3646.28.6.451 SN - 1930-0557 VL - 28 IS - 6 SP - 451 EP - 473 ER -