Late Pleistocene fluvial dynamics in the Hochrhein Valley and in the Upper Rhine Graben: Chronological frame

International Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1955-1974

  Frechen, Manfred ^a   Ellwanger, Dietrich ^b   Hinderer, Matthias ^c   Lämmermann Barthel, Jörg ^c   Neeb, Inge ^b   Techmer, Astrid ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED GEOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^b Landesamt fur Geologie   (Germany)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggradation; Chronology; Quaternary; River; Upper Rhine Graben

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; AGGRADATION; CHRONOLOGY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL EROSION; GLACIER; LITTLE ICE AGE; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOCLIMATE; PLEISTOCENE; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

RHINE GRABEN;

EID: 78349284361     PISSN: 14373254     EISSN: 14373262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00531-009-0482-9     Document Type: Article

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