Loess and its Geomorphic, Stratigraphic, and Paleoclimatic Significance in the Quaternary

Treatise on Geomorphology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2013, Pages 149-183

  Muhs, D R ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeolian; Geomorphology; Glacial; Interglacial; Land snails; Loess; Luminescence; Paleoclimate; Paleomagnetism; Paleosol; Quaternary; Radiocarbon; Sediment; Silt; Stratigraphy; Wind

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903404619     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374739-6.00302-X     Document Type: Chapter

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