Global connections between aeolian dust, climate and ocean biogeochemistry at the present day and at the last glacial maximum

BA Maher, JM Prospero, D Mackie, D Gaiero… - Earth-Science …, 2010 - Elsevier
Palaeo-dust records in sediments and ice cores show that wind-borne mineral aerosol
('dust') is strongly linked with climate state. During glacial climate stages, for example, the …

Danube loess stratigraphy—Towards a pan-European loess stratigraphic model

SB Marković, T Stevens, GJ Kukla, U Hambach… - Earth-Science …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract The Danube River drainage basin is the second largest river catchment in Europe
and contains a significant and extensive region of thick loess deposits that preserve a record …

A robust feldspar luminescence dating method for Middle and Late P leistocene sediments

JP Buylaert, M Jain, AS Murray, KJ Thomsen, C Thiel… - Boreas, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Luminescence dating is used extensively to provide absolute chronologies for Late P
leistocene sediments. Nowadays, most optical dates are based on quartz optically …

Luminescence dating of the Stratzing loess profile (Austria)–Testing the potential of an elevated temperature post-IR IRSL protocol

C Thiel, JP Buylaert, A Murray, B Terhorst, I Hofer… - Quaternary …, 2011 - Elsevier
Feldspar infrared stimulated luminescence (IRSL) signals saturate at∼ 2000 Gy, ie∼ 500–
700 ka (assuming a dose rate of 3–4 Gy/ka, typical for loess) and it is therefore theoretically …

Single‐grain optical dating of Quaternary sediments: why aliquot size matters in luminescence dating

GAT Duller - Boreas, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Optical dating measures the time that has elapsed since mineral grains were exposed to
daylight. The technique is ideal for sediments in which all the grains were exposed to …

Ice-volume-forced erosion of the Chinese Loess Plateau global Quaternary stratotype site

T Stevens, JP Buylaert, C Thiel, G Újvári, S Yi… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract The International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS) utilises benchmark
chronostratigraphies to divide geologic time. The reliability of these records is fundamental …

The geologic records of dust in the Quaternary

DR Muhs - Aeolian Research, 2013 - Elsevier
Study of geologic records of dust composition, sources and deposition rates is important for
understanding the role of dust in the overall planetary radiation balance, fertilization of …

The magnetic properties of Quaternary aeolian dusts and sediments, and their palaeoclimatic significance

BA Maher - Aeolian Research, 2011 - Elsevier
Changes in the sources, properties and fluxes of mineral aerosol ('dust') have significance
as both indicators and agents of climate change, through radiative, cloud condensation and …

Guide for interpreting and reporting luminescence dating results

SA Mahan, TM Rittenour, MS Nelson, N Ataee… - …, 2023 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
The development and application of luminescence dating and dosimetry techniques have
grown exponentially in the last several decades. Luminescence methods provide age …

Dust deposition and climate in the Carpathian Basin over an independently dated last glacial–interglacial cycle

T Stevens, SB Marković, M Zech, U Hambach… - Quaternary Science …, 2011 - Elsevier
Loess in the Carpathian Basin is some of the thickest and most complete in Europe. Located
in the Vojvodina region of the southern Carpathian Basin the Crvenka loess-palaeosol …