Loess paleosoil-sequences along a climatic gradient in Northern Iran

E and G Quaternary Science Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 149-173

  Kehl, Martin ^a   Sarvati, Reza ^b   Ahmadi, Hassan ^c   Frechen, Manfred ^d   Skowronek, Armin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED GEOPHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Iran; loess; luminescence; paleosol; past climate change; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749196490     PISSN: 04247116     EISSN: 21999090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3285/eg.55.1.08     Document Type: Article

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