Testing the application of post IR-IRSL dating to fine grain waterlain sediments

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-40

  Lowick, Sally E ^a   Trauerstein, Mareike ^a   Preusser, Frank ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age overestimation; Fading tests; Polymineral fine grains; Post IR IRSL; Residual dose; Waterlain

Indexed keywords

BLEACHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; SATURATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84856606446     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2011.12.003     Document Type: Article

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