Sand ramps in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, South Africa: Evidence of periglacial aeolian activity during the last glacial

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 313-314, Issue , 2012, Pages 59-69

  Telfer, M W ^a,b   Thomas, Z A ^c   Breman, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Last Glacial Maximum; Late Quaternary; OSL dating; Periglacial; Phytoliths; Sand ramp

Indexed keywords

EOLIAN PROCESS; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; FLUVIAL PROCESS; GLACIATION; GRASSLAND; HILL; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PHYTOLITH; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLOPE;

DRAKENSBERG; FREE STATE; GOLDEN GATE HIGHLANDS NATIONAL PARK; LITTLE CALEDON RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84855845286     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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