Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) signals from quartz can be used to determine when
sedimentary archives were deposited. OSL dating uses the accumulation of energy stored in …

All Quaternary dating methods involve the measurement of one or more variables to
estimate the age of a sample. Each measured quantity has an associated error and …

Optical dating of sediment using optically stimulated luminescence has become important
for studying Earth surface processes, and this technique continues to develop rapidly. A …

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 …

Luminescence from quartz is commonly used in retrospective dosimetry, in particular for the
dating of archaeological materials and sediments from the Quaternary period. The …

The luminescence properties of common minerals, such as quartz and potassium‐rich
feldspars, allow them to be used to measure depositional ages for late Quaternary …

The development and application of luminescence dating and dosimetry techniques have
grown exponentially in the last several decades. Luminescence methods provide age …

Abstract In 1982, when Richard Klein first became one of the Editors of this journal, the
luminescence dating community was embarking on a new phase of exploratory research …

This paper reviews the state of the art in the concept as well as in the application of sediment
budgets in sedimentary research. Sediments are a product of mass dispersal at the Earth …

Loess deposits preserve important records of Quaternary climate change and atmospheric
dust flux; however, their full significance can only be revealed once a reliable chronology is …