Infrared and red stimulated luminescence dating of late quaternary nearshore sediments from Spitsbergen, Svalbard

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 34-49

  Forman, Steven L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; INFRARED IMAGERY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; NEARSHORE ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS;

SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 0032986518     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552621     Document Type: Article

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