Chronology of Inland Eolian Dunes on the Coastal Plain of Georgia, USA |
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| Authors: | Andrew H Ivester David S Leigh D I Godfrey-Smith |
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| Institution: | a Department of Geosciences, State University of West Georgia, Carrollton, 30118-3100, Georgia;b Department of Geography, The University of Georgia, Athens, 30602-2502, Georgia;c Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B4H 3J5, Canada |
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| Abstract: | Most inland eolian dunes associated with rivers on the Georgia Coastal Plain probably date to glacial periods. Direct dating of the dune sand by optically stimulated luminescence dating, combined with limiting ages from radiocarbon dating, shows that dunes formed during isotope stage 2, stage 3, the transition between stages 4 and 5, and isotope stage 6 or earlier. Most of the dates indicate dune activity between 30,000 and 15,000 years ago. Holocene activity included limited and local reworking of the crests of some thick dunes along streams that flow from the Piedmont. |
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| Keywords: | Abbreviations: luminescence datingAbbreviations: dunesAbbreviations: paleoclimateAbbreviations: southeastern United States |
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