Radiocarbon dating shows that Wisconsin-age loess in the United States was deposited during the period between 29,000 to 14,000 ybp (years before present). How does the average thickness accumulation per year of the thickest loess deposits compare with the accumulation of dust alongside a dusty road, measured to be as much as 2.5 mm/y (0.1 in./y)?

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