Evidence for bioturbation of luminescence signals in eolian sand on upland ridgetops, southeastern Minnesota, USA

Quaternary International

Volumn 362, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 108-115

  Hanson, P R ^a   Mason, J A ^b   Jacobs, P M ^c   Young, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioturbation; Eolian sand; Loess; OSL dating

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LOESS; LUMINESCENCE DATING; SOIL PROFILE; UPLAND REGION; VALLEY;

MINNESOTA; ROOT RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930380795     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2014.06.039     Document Type: Article

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