Reply to Lowe, D.J., Wilson, C.J.N., Newnham, R.M., Hogg, A.G. comment on Grapes, R., Rieser, U., Wang, N., 2010. Optical luminescence dating of a loess section containing a critical tephra marker horizon, SW North Island of New Zealand. Quaternary Geochronology 5, doi:10.1016/j.quageo.2009.01.004, 2010

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 497-501

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

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

14C dating; Kawakawa tephra; Loess; Luminescence dating; New Zealand

Indexed keywords

EUTHYNNUS AFFINIS; VITACEAE;

EID: 77955511676     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2010.02.005     Document Type: Letter

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