Luminescence dating of late Quaternary fluvial sediments in the Rapti Basin, north-central Gangetic plains

Quaternary International

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-56

  Chandra, S ^a   Rhodes, E ^b   Richards, K ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRADATION; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ALLUVIAL FAN; AVULSION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; POSTGLACIAL; QUATERNARY;

ASIA; EURASIA; GANGETIC PLAIN; NEPAL; RAPTI; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33751187340     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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