Developing a 150 ka luminescence chronology for the barrier dunes of the southern Cape, South Africa

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 2, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 110-116

  Carr, A S ^a   Bateman, M D ^a   Holmes, P J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aeolianite; Barrier dune; Luminescence dating; Sea level; South Africa

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; DEPOSITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; DUNE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HETEROGENEITY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; QUATERNARY; SEA LEVEL;

AFRICA; CAPE PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 34547793294     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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