Luminescence dating of glacial and associated sediments: review, recommendations and future directions

Boreas

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 636-659

  Fuchs, Markus ^a   Owen, Lewis A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; LUMINESCENCE DATING; NUMERICAL MODEL; QUATERNARY; RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 62649112498     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2008.00052.x     Document Type: Review

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