The East Asian monsoon is divided into a warm and wet summer monsoon and a cold and dry winter monsoon. This cold and dry winter monsoon is responsible for the aeolian dust deposition and pedogenesis that resulted in the creation of the Loess Plateau.
The East Asian monsoon is separated into a warm and humid summer monsoon and a cold and arid winter monsoon. This cold and arid winter monsoon is responsible for the formation of the Loess Plateau through aeolian dust deposition and pedogenesis.