Testing an approach to OSL dating of Late Devensian glaciofluvial sediments of the British Isles

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 785-801

  Thrasher, I M ^a   Mauz, B ^a   Chiverrell, R C ^a   Lang, A ^a   Thomas, G S P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Devensian; Glaciofluvial lithofacies; Heterogeneous bleaching; Optically stimulated luminescence; Statistical 'age' models

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEVENSIAN; GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSIT; ICE RETREAT; LAST ICE SHEET; LITHOFACIES; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ISLE OF MAN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 69749115096     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1253     Document Type: Article

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