Evidence from luminescence for Late Pleistocene formation of calcareous aeolianite (kurkar) and paleosol (hamra) in the Carmel Coast, Israel

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 211, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 95-106

  Sivan, Dorit ^a   Porat, Naomi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Geological Survey of   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hamra; Israel; Kurkar; Late Pleistocene; Luminescence

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN DEPOSIT; LUMINESCENCE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL; PLEISTOCENE;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 3843105610     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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