A sequence of fluvial and aeolian deposits (desert loess) and palaeosoils covering the last 60 ka in the Opuwo basin (Kaokoland/Kunene Region, Namibia) based on luminescence dating

• Published in: Quaternary international Vol. 196; no. 1; pp. 71 - 85
• Main Authors: Brunotte, E., Maurer, B., Fischer, P., Lomax, J., Sander, H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2009
• Subjects: Namibia, Namib Desert; Namibia

Arid and semi-arid areas are lacking in fossils for the reconstruction of the Quaternary climate. Therefore, sediments from ephemeral rivers are a welcome climatic archive in Namibia. Restrictions concerning the palaeoclimatic evidence lie in the fact that the sediments examined usually reflect the...