Optical luminescence dating of a loess section containing a critical tephra marker horizon, SW North Island of New Zealand

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 164-169

  Grapes, Rodney ^a   Rieser, Uwe ^b   Wang, Ningsheng ^b  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

IRSL dating; Kawakawa Tephra; Loess; New Zealand; Rangitikei River valley

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LATE GLACIAL; LOESS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; TEPHRA;

MANAWATU-WANGANUI; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; RANGITIKEI RIVER;

EUTHYNNUS AFFINIS;

EID: 77649337393     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2009.01.004     Document Type: Article

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