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| Title | OSL dating the Meuse terraces in northern Limburg: new insights into Late Glacial to Early Holocene terrace chronology and formation? |
| Group | Soil Geography and Landscape |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 36 |
| Supervisor(s) | Bart Makaske |
| Examiner(s) | Bart Makaske |
| Contact info | bart.makaske@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2022/01/01 |
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| Description | The current ideas on the origin and chronology of the Late Glacial to Early Holocene Meuse terraces in northern Limburg are based on radiocarbon data. Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating is likely to be a more suitable method for establishing terrace ages, and could thus be used to test the existing chronology. A different chronology could challenge the current ideas on terrace formation. The study will build on a the results of a previous MSc project and will involve fieldwork for creating a detailed image of the terrace stratigraphy (augering and possibly groundpenetrating radar) and for OSL sample collection, as well as work in the Wageningen OSL laboratory. |
| Used skills | Fieldwork (augering, possibly groundpenetrating radar, OSL sample collection), data collection, laboratory work (OSL sample preparation), data analysis and reporting |
| Requirements | SGL5230676: The 4th Dimension in Earth Sciences |