Note: Front Cover -- Mid-Latitude Slope Deposits (Cover Beds) -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1. Scope of the Book -- 1.2. Structure of the Book -- 1.3. Terminology -- 1.4. History of Ideas -- 1.5. Cover Beds in the Context of the ``Earth's Critical-Zone´´ Concept -- Chapter 2: Subdued Mountains of Central Europe -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Sedimentary Properties of Layers -- 2.2.1. The Basal Layer -- 2.2.2. The Intermediate Layer -- 2.2.3. The Upper Layer -- 2.3. Distribution and Thickness of Layers -- 2.3.1. The Basal Layer -- 2.3.2. The Intermediate Layer -- 2.3.3. The Upper Layer -- 2.3.4. Overview of the Distribution of Periglacial Cover Beds -- 2.4. Classification Issues -- 2.4.1. Discrimination Among Pleistocene Cover Beds -- 2.4.2. Anthropogenic Layers -- 2.4.2.1. Genesis and Classification of Anthropogenic Layers -- 2.4.2.2. Properties of Anthropogenic Layers -- 2.4.2.3. Discrimination of Anthropogenic Layers from Periglacial Cover Beds -- 2.5. Statistical Approach to Layer Properties and Distribution -- 2.5.1. Approach -- 2.5.2. Basal-Layer Properties -- 2.5.3. Intermediate-Layer Properties -- 2.5.4. Upper-Layer Properties -- 2.5.5. Overall View on Statistical Results -- 2.6. Genesis of Cover Beds -- 2.6.1. The Basal Layer -- 2.6.2. The Intermediate Layer -- 2.6.3. The Upper Layer -- 2.6.4. Incorporation of Substrates -- 2.6.4.1. Incorporation Processes -- 2.6.4.2. Case Study I: Sandreuth, Northeastern Bavaria -- 2.6.4.3. Case Study II: Spessart Mountains, Southeastern Hesse -- 2.7. Chronology of Periglacial Cover Beds -- 2.7.1. Relative-Age Criteria -- 2.7.1.1. Introduction -- 2.7.1.2. Age of the Basal Layer -- 2.7.1.3. Age of the Intermediate Layer -- 2.7.1.4. Age of the Upper Layer -- 2.7.2. Numerical Dating of Periglacial Cover Beds -- 2.7.2.1. Introduction. , 2.7.2.2. Methodical Difficulties in Dating Cover Beds -- 2.7.2.3. Luminescence-Dating Results from Basal Layers -- 2.7.2.4. Luminescence-Dating Results from Intermediate Layers -- 2.7.2.5. Luminescence-Dating Results from Upper Layers -- 2.7.2.6. Conclusions -- 2.8. Regional Differences in Cover-Bed Properties and Distribution -- 2.8.1. Highest Altitudes of Subdued Mountains -- 2.8.2. Rhenish Massif -- 2.8.3. Carbonate Rocks of the Eastern Thuringian Basin -- 2.8.3.1. Introduction -- 2.8.3.2. Properties and Distribution of Cover Beds -- 2.8.3.3. Conclusions -- Chapter 3: Influence of Cover Beds on Soils -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. An Integrated Soil-Evolution Model for Lithologically Discontinuous Soil -- 3.3. Pedogenesis in Cover Beds -- 3.4. Consequences for Soil Properties -- 3.4.1. Theory of Soil Properties in Lithologically Discontinuous Soil -- 3.4.2. Physical Soil Properties -- 3.4.2.1. Texture in Lithologically Discontinuous Soil -- 3.4.2.2. Soil Water in Lithologically Discontinuous Soil -- 3.4.3. Chemical Soil Properties -- 3.4.3.1. Geochemical Composition of Cover Beds -- 3.4.3.2. Heavy Metals -- 3.4.3.3. Oxalate- and Dithionite-Extractable Iron -- 3.4.3.4. pH Value and Acidification -- 3.4.3.5. Stratigraphic Approach to Alteration in Soils from Cover Beds -- 3.5. Conclusions -- Chapter 4: Influence of Cover Beds on Slope Hydrology -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Basic Hypotheses -- 4.3. Case Studies -- 4.3.1. Overview -- 4.3.2. Frankenwald Mountains -- 4.3.2.1. Introduction -- 4.3.2.2. Results -- 4.3.2.3. Conclusions -- 4.3.3. Sauerland -- 4.3.4. Erzgebirge -- 4.4. Conclusions -- Chapter 5: Geotechnical Properties of Cover Beds -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Internal Stability of Cover Beds Derived from the ``Infinite Mechanical Slope Model´´ -- 5.3. Case Studies. , 5.3.1. Stability of Cover Beds in the Flysch Zone of the Vienna Forest (Austria) -- 5.3.1.1. Study Area -- 5.3.1.2. Distribution and Composition of Slope Deposits in the Hagenbach Valley -- 5.3.1.3. Soil-Mechanical Stability of Cover Beds and Bedrock -- 5.3.2. Stability of Cover Beds on Early Triassic Sandstones of Southern Lower Saxony (Germany) -- 5.3.2.1. Study Area -- 5.3.2.2. Distribution and Composition of Slope Deposits -- 5.3.2.3. Soil Mechanic Characteristics and Stability of Slope Deposits -- 5.3.2.4. Calculation of Soil Mechanic Stability of Slope Deposits -- 5.4. Perspectives -- Chapter 6: Transferring the Concept of Cover Beds -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Basins and Lowlands of the Mid-Latitudes -- 6.2.1. Northern Russian Plain -- 6.2.1.1. Successions of Cover Beds -- 6.2.1.2. Sequence-Stratigraphic Approach -- 6.2.1.3. Comparison to Central European Successions -- 6.2.2. Northern Great Basin, USA -- 6.2.2.1. Buried Cover Beds -- 6.2.2.2. Surficial Cover Beds -- 6.2.2.3. Genesis and Paleoenvironmental Implications of Great Basin Cover Beds -- 6.2.2.3.1. Late Wisconsinan Paleoenvironments -- 6.2.2.3.2. Late Illinoian to Mid-Wisconsinan -- 6.2.3. Konya Basin of South-Central Turkey -- 6.3. High Mountains of the Mid-Latitudes -- 6.3.1. European Alps -- 6.3.1.1. Cover Beds Below Modern Timberline -- 6.3.1.2. Cover Beds Above Timberline -- 6.3.2. Mountains of the Western USA -- 6.3.2.1. Cover Beds Below Timberline -- 6.3.2.2. Cover Beds in the Colorado Front Range Above Timberline -- 6.4. Conclusions -- 6.4.1. Significance of Cover Beds -- 6.4.2. Cover Beds in Humid Areas -- 6.4.3. Cover Beds in Semi-arid Areas -- 6.4.4. Cover Beds and Elevation -- Chapter 7: Relative Dating with Cover Beds -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Case Study at the Swabian Jurassic Escarpment -- 7.2.1. Study Area -- 7.2.2. Geomorphological Setting in Landslide Areas. , 7.2.3. Pedological and Sedimentological Setting in Landslide Areas -- 7.2.3.1. Unstable, Active Slope Areas of the Swabian Alb -- 7.2.3.2. Stable Slope Areas of the Swabian Alb -- 7.2.4. Model of the Distribution of Periglacial Layers and Soils in Landslide Areas -- 7.3. Case Studies in the Western USA -- 7.3.1. Introduction -- 7.3.2. River Terraces of Castle Valley, Southeast Utah -- 7.3.3. A Case of Misleading Tephrochronology? -- 7.3.4. Ice-Wedge Casts in South-Central Wyoming -- 7.3.5. Moraines in the Ruby Mountains, Northeast Nevada -- 7.4. Conclusions -- Chapter 8: Conclusions -- 8.1. Takeouts of this Book -- 8.2. Future Research Demands on Cover Beds -- References -- Index.