Luminescence dating of loess from the Northwest United States

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 3-5, 1997, Pages 403-415

  Richardson, C A ^a   McDonald, E V ^b   Busacca, A J ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRSL DATING; LOESS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; TL DATING;

USA, OREGON, COLUMBIA PLATEAU; USA, WASHINGTON, COLUMBIA PLATEAU;

EID: 0030620030     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(96)00111-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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