Late Quaternary palaeohydrological changes in the northern Namib Sand Sea: New chronologies using OSL dating of interdigitated aeolian and water-lain interdune deposits

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 288, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 35-53

  Stone, A E C ^a   Thomas, D S G ^a   Viles, H A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interdune deposits; Northern Namib Sand Sea; OSL dating; Palaeoenvironments; Palaeohydrology

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; CATCHMENT; CHRONOLOGY; DUNE; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; ESCARPMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MOISTURE CONTENT; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOHYDROLOGY; QUATERNARY; RADIOCARBON DATING; RAINFALL; RECONSTRUCTION;

NAMIB DESERT; NAMIBIA;

EID: 77649237789     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.01.032     Document Type: Article

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