New chronological evidence for the nature and timing of linear dune development in the southwest Kalahari Desert

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)



Description :
The AA. describe the results of applying optical dating, a technique from the luminescence family of dating methods, to samples of linear dune sediments in the southwestern Kalahari Desert, with the aims of understanding the nature and timing of dune emplacement and whether one or more episodes of dune building have occurred.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1997, vol. 20, n°. 1-2, p. 81-93, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 39 ref.

Date :
1997

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier