Evaluating OSL-SAR protocols for dating quartz grains from the loess in Ili Basin, Central Asia

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 20, Issue , 2014, Pages 78-88

  Yang, Shengli ^a   Forman, Steven L ^b   Song, Yougui ^c   Pierson, James ^b   Mazzocco, Jeaneth ^b   Li, Xinxin ^c   Shi, Zhengtao ^d   Fang, Xiaomin ^e  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^d YUNNAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Central Asia; Desert; Ili Basin; Loess; Luminescence dating; SAR

Indexed keywords

BASIN; DEPOSITION; DESERT; LOESS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; PALEOSOL; PLEISTOCENE; QUARTZ; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ASIA; CENTRAL ASIA; ILI BASIN;

EID: 84890842546     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2013.11.004     Document Type: Article

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