@article {975,
	title = {Lithological anomalies in a relict coastal dune: Geophysical and paleoenvironmental markers},
	journal = {Geophysical Research Letters},
	volume = {34},
	year = {2007},
	note = {168ajTimes Cited:18Cited References Count:38},
	month = {May 11},
	pages = {1-5},
	abstract = {Ground exposures of migration surfaces (slipfaces) of a relict Holocene coastal dune along the southeastern Baltic Sea coast provide an ideal opportunity for establishing the causes of prominent reflections on geophysical profiles. High-amplitude reflections on high-resolution ground-penetrating radar (GPR) images correlate well with two major lithological anomalies: 1) paleosols developed on dune slipfaces, and 2) slipfaces consisting of heavy-mineral concentrations (HMCs). Paleosols serve as indicators of dune stability, represent datable chronostratigraphic surfaces, and help reconstruct dune paleo-morphology. HMCs have substantially higher magnetic susceptibility values than background quartz-rich sands and, where they are well-developed, can be also used for spatial correlation. Based on their occurrence at the study site, these enriched horizons likely represent periods of increased wind activity ( storminess). Multiple HMCs upwind of paleosol P1 ( 800 670 cal years BP) likely reflect periods of intensified wind activity along the southeast Baltic region during the Medieval Warm Period.},
	issn = {0094-8276},
	doi = {10.1029/2007GL029767},
	author = {Buynevich, I. V. and Bitinas, A. and Pupienis, D.}
}
