Loess accumulation during the last glacial maximum: Evidence from Urluia, southeastern Romania

Quaternary International

Volumn 334-335, Issue , 2014, Pages 74-85

  Fitzsimmons, Kathryn E ^a   Hambach, Ulrich ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION RATE; DEGLACIATION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; DEPOSITIONAL SEQUENCE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; IGNIMBRITE; LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM; LOESS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOMAGNETISM; PALEOSOL; STEPPE; TEPHRA;

ROMANIA;

EID: 84902096806     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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