Realizing the potential of fluvial archives using robust OSL chronologies

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages 98-106

  Cunningham, Alastair C ^a   Wallinga, Jakob ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bayesian; Bleaching; Bootstrap; Chronology; Fluvial; Likelihood; Luminescence; OSL; OxCal

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BLEACHING; BOOTSTRAPPING; CHRONOLOGY; DEPOSITION; LUMINESCENCE DATING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 84867142489     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2012.05.007     Document Type: Article

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