Recent advances in luminescence dating of Late Pleistocene (cold-climate) aeolian sand and loess deposits in Western Europe

In honour of Professor Emeritus Hugh M. French : papers from the joint Meeting of the Canadian Geomorphology Research Group and l'Association Québécoise pour l'Etude du Quaternaire, May 2004. Special Issue

Auteurs :
KOSTER, E.A.
LEWKOWICZ, A.G.

Description :
This paper presents an overview of recent advances in luminescence dating of cold-climate, predominantly Late Glacial (Weichselian), aeolian sand and loess deposits. These dates are compared with the results of conventional radiocarbon and AMS-dating of palaeosols and other stratigraphic marker horizons.There still are various uncertainties in the interpretation of luminescence ages due to methodological problems, difficulties in field extrapolation of stratigraphic relationships, and limited independent chronological control.


Type de document :
Article de monographie

Source :
Permafrost and periglacial processes, issn : 1045-6740, 2005, vol. 16, n°. 1, p. 131-143, nombre de pages : 13, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 3 p.

Date :
2005

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley