Characteristics and OSL minimum ages of relict fluvial deposits near Sossus Vlei, Tsauchab River, Namibia, and a regional climate record for the last 30 ka

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 347-362

  Brook, George A ^a   Srivastava, Pradeep ^a,b   Marais, Eugene ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^c National Museum of Namibia   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Climate change; Interdune deposits; Luminescene dating; Namibia; Tsauchab River

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LITHOFACIES; LUMINESCENCE DATING;

AFRICA; HARDAP; NAMIBIA; SOSSUSVLEI; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TSAUCHAB RIVER;

EID: 33646790483     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.977     Document Type: Article

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