New constraints on the age of the last ice sheet glaciation in NW England using optically stimulated luminescence dating

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 906-915

  Telfer, Matt W ^a   Wilson, Peter ^b   Lord, Tom C ^c,d   Vincent, Peter J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Lower Winskill   (United Kingdom)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) ice sheet; Late devensian; Loess; NW England; Optically stimulated luminescence dating (OSL)

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; COLLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DEVENSIAN; GLACIATION; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LAST ICE SHEET; LUMINESCENCE DATING; SPELEOTHEM;

CUMBRIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; MORECAMBE BAY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; YORKSHIRE DALES;

EID: 70849131124     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1256     Document Type: Article

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