Lower to middle Weichselian pedogenesis and palaeoclimate in Central Europe using combined micromorphology and geochemistry: the loess-paleosol sequence of Alsheim (Mainz Basin, Germany)

Palaeoclimate and soil formation of the Last Glacial-Interglacial cycle calculated from geochemistry and micromorphological data are in good accordance with other proxy data in Central Europe. This suggests that paleoclimate reconstruction based on palaeopedological analyses could be successfully implemented in Europe. Such data may provide a useful alternative to other proxies for correlating European records.