Luminescence chronology of late Holocene extreme hydrological events in the upper Penner River basin, South India

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 747-753

  Thomas, Puthusserry J ^a,b   Juyal, Navin ^a   Kale, Vishwas S ^c   Singhvi, Ashok K ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

^b NATIONAL GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Fluvial deposits; Late Holocene; OSL dating; Penner River; South India; Southwest monsoon

Indexed keywords

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MONSOON; SEMIARID REGION;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; PENNER RIVER; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 37249013870     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1097     Document Type: Article

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