Chronology of Four Climbing Dune Outcrops on the Atlantic Coast of Galicia (NW Spain) Linked to the Sea Level Fall during the MIS6 and MIS4 Isotopic Stages
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results
4.1. Dose Rate (Dr)
4.2. Equivalent Dose (De) and Ages
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | 238-U (Bq/kg) | 226-Ra (Bq/kg) | 232-Th (Bq/kg) | 40-K (Bq/kg) | W (%) | Dr-Total (Gy/ka) | Corrected Dr-Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Corme | 53 ± 13 | 16 ± 1 | 13 ± 1 | 552 ± 51 | 30 ± 3 | (e) 3.9 ± 0.3 | 3.7 ± 0.8 |
(d) 3.3 ± 0.2 | |||||||
Lagoa dos Nenos | 60 ± 18 | 21 ± 2 | 18 ± 4 | 756 ± 41 | 20 ± 2 | (e) 4.8 ± 0.4 | 4.5 ± 0.6 |
(d) 4.1 ± 0.2 | |||||||
Punta Langosteira | 48 ± 12 | 21 ± 1 | 43 ± 3 | 539 ± 50 | 20 ± 2 | (e) 3.9 ± 0.2 | 3.7 ± 0.6 |
(d) 3.4 ± 0.2 | |||||||
Bornalle | 24 ± 5 | 30 ± 1 | 11 ± 1 | 676 ± 63 | 20 ± 2 | (e) 3.7 ± 0.3 | 3.6 ± 0.4 |
(d) 3.5 ± 0.2 |
Samples | Dr (Gy/ka) | N | OD (%) | OD-Rec. (%) | De(Gy) | Age (ka) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apparent | Corrected | ||||||
Corme | 3.7 ± 0.8 | 24/24 | IRSL50 (g < 0.1) 217 ± 12 | = | 59 ± 13 | ||
11 ± 2 | <5 | IRSL290 (g < 0.1) 231 ± 7 | = | 62 ± 3 | |||
Lagoa dos Nenos | 4.5 ± 0.6 | 17/17 | IRSL50 (g = 5.2 ± 1.1) 354 ± 15 | 79 ± 11 | 153 ± 58 | ||
11 ± 3 | <5 | IRSL290 (g < 0.1) 576 ± 23 | = | 128 ± 18 | |||
Punta Langosteira | 3.7 ± 0.6 | 18/26 | IRSL50 (g = 0.5) 352 ± 16 | 95 ± 16 | 100 ± 16 | ||
11 ± 2 | <5 | IRSL290 (g < 0.1) 484 ± 51 | = | 131 ± 6 | |||
Bornalle | 3.6 ± 0.4 | 17/30 | IRSL50 (g = 2.3 ± 0.5) 499 ± 29 | 139 ± 17 | 176 ± 25 | ||
19 ± 3 | <5 | IRSL290 (g = 1.0) 600 ± 31 | 151 ± 8 | 166 ± 9 |
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Arce-Chamorro, C.; Vidal-Romaní, J.R.; Sanjurjo-Sánchez, J. Chronology of Four Climbing Dune Outcrops on the Atlantic Coast of Galicia (NW Spain) Linked to the Sea Level Fall during the MIS6 and MIS4 Isotopic Stages. J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2022, 10, 312. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10030312
Arce-Chamorro C, Vidal-Romaní JR, Sanjurjo-Sánchez J. Chronology of Four Climbing Dune Outcrops on the Atlantic Coast of Galicia (NW Spain) Linked to the Sea Level Fall during the MIS6 and MIS4 Isotopic Stages. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. 2022; 10(3):312. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10030312
Chicago/Turabian StyleArce-Chamorro, Carlos, Juan Ramón Vidal-Romaní, and Jorge Sanjurjo-Sánchez. 2022. "Chronology of Four Climbing Dune Outcrops on the Atlantic Coast of Galicia (NW Spain) Linked to the Sea Level Fall during the MIS6 and MIS4 Isotopic Stages" Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 10, no. 3: 312. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10030312
APA StyleArce-Chamorro, C., Vidal-Romaní, J. R., & Sanjurjo-Sánchez, J. (2022). Chronology of Four Climbing Dune Outcrops on the Atlantic Coast of Galicia (NW Spain) Linked to the Sea Level Fall during the MIS6 and MIS4 Isotopic Stages. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 10(3), 312. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10030312