Luminescence signals from modern sediments in a glaciated bay, NW Svalbard

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages 250-256

  Alexanderson, Helena ^a,b   Murray, Andrew S ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arctic; Bleaching; Glacial; Luminescence dating; Modern sediments; Svalbard

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; DEPOSITION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GLACIAL DEPOSIT; GLACIAL LANDFORM; GLACIOMARINE DEPOSIT; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MELTWATER; RECONSTRUCTION; SEAWATER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

ARCTIC; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 84863785478     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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