The Devensian periglacial record on Thanet, Kent, UK

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-246

  Murton, J B ^a   Bateman, M D ^b   Baker, C A ^c   Knox, R ^d   Whiteman, C A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c St Lawrence College   (United Kingdom)

^d BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active layer; Aeolian activity; Devensian; Luminescence dating; Permafrost

Indexed keywords

DEVENSIAN; EOLIAN PROCESS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE; STRATIGRAPHY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0038274429     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppp.442     Document Type: Article

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