Optical dating of Holocene sand dune activities in the Horqin sand-fields in inner Mongolia, China, using the SAR protocol

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 2, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 29-33

  Zhao, Hua ^a   Yanchou Lu, ^b,c   Yin, Jinhui ^b  

^a CAGS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY   (China)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Horqin sand field; Optical dating; Sand dune activity; SAR protocol

Indexed keywords

DESERTIFICATION; DUNE; DUNE FORMATION; DUST STORM; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOSOL; QUARTZ;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HORQIN DESERT; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 34548013936     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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