Evaluating optically stimulated luminescence rock surface exposure dating as a novel approach for reconstructing coastal boulder movement on decadal to centennial timescales

Brill, Dominik; May, Simon Matthias; Mhammdi, Nadia; King, Georgina; Lehmann, Benjamin; Burow, Christoph; Wolf, Dennis; Zander, Anja; Brückner, Helmut

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-205-2021

Articles | Volume 9, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-205-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-205-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 2

Research article

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19 Mar 2021

Research article |

| 19 Mar 2021

Evaluating optically stimulated luminescence rock surface exposure dating as a novel approach for reconstructing coastal boulder movement on decadal to centennial timescales

Dominik Brill, Simon Matthias May, Nadia Mhammdi, Georgina King, Benjamin Lehmann, Christoph Burow, Dennis Wolf, Anja Zander, and Helmut Brückner

Data sets

OSL rock surface exposure dating data for wave-emplaced boulders from the Rabat coast (Morocco) D. Brill, S. M. May, N. Mhammdi, G. King, B. Lehmann, C. Burow, Christoph, D. Wolf, A. Zander, and H. Brückner https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.919187

Short summary

Wave-transported boulders are important records for storm and tsunami impact over geological timescales. Their use for hazard assessment requires chronological information. We investigated the potential of a new dating technique, luminescence rock surface exposure dating, for estimating transport ages of wave-emplaced boulders. Our results indicate that the new approach may provide chronological information on decadal to millennial timescales for boulders not datable by any other method so far.