Quartz luminescence dating of Anglian Stage (MIS 12) fluvial sediments: Comparison of SAR age estimates to the terrace chronology of the Middle Thames valley, UK

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 569-582

  Pawley, S M ^a   Toms, P ^b   Armitage, S J ^a   Rose, J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anglian glaciation; Components; Early background subtraction; OSL dating; SAR

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; QUARTZ; TIMESCALE;

ENGLAND; THAMES VALLEY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77956338470     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2009.09.013     Document Type: Article

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