High-resolution OSL dating of the Costineşti section (Dobrogea, SE Romania) using fine and coarse quartz

Quaternary International

Volumn 334-335, Issue , 2014, Pages 20-29

  Constantin, Daniela ^a   Begy, Robert ^a   Vasiliniuc, Stefan ^a   Panaiotu, Cristian ^b   Necula, Cristian ^b   Codrea, Vlad ^a   Timar Gabor, Alida ^a  

^a BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; COASTAL SEDIMENT; FINE GRAINED SEDIMENT; GRAIN SIZE; LOESS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; OPTICAL METHOD; PALEOSOL; QUARTZ; SATURATION; SEDIMENT YIELD;

BLACK SEA COAST [ROMANIA]; DOBROGEA; ROMANIA;

EID: 84902096805     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.06.016     Document Type: Article

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