Deposition and weathering of Asian dust in Paleolithic sites, Korea

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 78, Issue , 2013, Pages 283-300

  Jeong, Gi Young ^a   Choi, Jeong Heon ^b,c   Lim, Hyoun Soo ^d   Seong, Chuntaek ^e   Yi, Seon Bok ^f  

^a Andong National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Basic Science Institute (KBSI)   (South Korea)

^c University of Science and Technology (UST)   (South Korea)

^d Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^e Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^f Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asian dust; Brown clay silt; Geochemistry; Grain size; K Ar Isotope; Korea; Microtextures; Mineralogy; Paleolithic; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ASIAN DUST; BROWN CLAY-SILT; GRAIN SIZE; KOREA; MICRO TEXTURE; PALEOLITHIC;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEPOSITS; DUST; GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; ISOTOPES; LITHOLOGY; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; SEDIMENTS; SILT; STRATIGRAPHY;

WEATHERING;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEPOSITION; DUST; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GRAIN SIZE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLITHIC; SILT; STRATIGRAPHY;

ASIA; KOREA;

EID: 84884584102     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.08.002     Document Type: Article

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