Optical dating of Holocene dune sands from the Hulun Buir Desert, northeastern China

Holocene

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 457-462

  Li, Sheng Hua ^a   Sun, Jimin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

China; Dune activity; Holocene; Hulun Buir Desert; Monsoon; Optical dating

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CHRONOLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEGLACIATION; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; WET SEASON;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HULUN BUIR DESERT; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 33646345091     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0959683606hl942rr     Document Type: Article

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