Understanding geomorphic responses to environmental change: A 19 000-year case study from semi-arid central Texas, USA

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 889-902

  Boulter, Claire ^a   Bateman, Mark D ^a   Frederick, Charles D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Geomorphic activity; OSL dating; Palaeoclimate; Southern USA

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HOLOCENE; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SEMIARID REGION;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78149393258     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1365     Document Type: Article

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