Throughout the Quaternary period, the Earth’s surface experienced numerous climatic changes, including both glacial and interglacial phases of varying duration and intensity. Aeolian sediments, such as sand, silt and dust can preserve evidence these changes. Loess-paleosol sequences (LPS) with, with their wide range of occurrence and global distribution, are one of the most valuable terrestrial archives for past environmental conditions. LPS covers vast areas of the Earth's surface and is especially widespread across Eurasia. Investigating loess-paleosol sequences from different regions provides a deeper understanding of paleoclimate conditions and, potentially, the relationships between them.

Sand and sandy sediments, particularly at the desert margins, provide additional information on pats climate and environmental changes. Desert margins are important for the local population and their food supply, but are under threat from global change and desertification.

We warmly encourage submissions to this session that employ multidisciplinary strategies, to foster collaboration among researchers from diverse scientific backgrounds, combining various data types, analytical methods, and research viewpoints. A key goal is to showcase innovative techniques and exemplary case studies that can help distinguish global climate drivers from local and regional environmental signals. This session will explore both the temporal and spatial dimensions of climate variability as recorded in loess and other aeolian deposits. The main themes to be explored include the reconstruction of paleoclimatic information, the quantification of dust accumulation rates, and provenance studies to trace dust origins.