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Late Pleistocene and Holocene aeolian activity in the Deliblato Sands, Serbia

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György Sipos Open the ORCID record for György Sipos [Opens in a new window] ,
Slobodan B. Marković ,
Milivoj B. Gavrilov ,
Alexia Balla ,
Dávid Filyó ,
Tamás Bartyik ,
Minucher Mészáros ,
Orsolya Tóth ,
Boudewijn van Leeuwen  and
Tin Lukić
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György Sipos*
Affiliation:
Geomorphological and Geochronological Research Group, Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, H-6722 Szeged, Egyetem u. 2-6, Hungary
Slobodan B. Marković
Affiliation:
Chair of Physical Geography, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia
Milivoj B. Gavrilov
Affiliation:
Chair of Physical Geography, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia
Alexia Balla
Affiliation:
Geomorphological and Geochronological Research Group, Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, H-6722 Szeged, Egyetem u. 2-6, Hungary
Dávid Filyó
Affiliation:
Geomorphological and Geochronological Research Group, Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, H-6722 Szeged, Egyetem u. 2-6, Hungary
Tamás Bartyik
Affiliation:
Geomorphological and Geochronological Research Group, Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, H-6722 Szeged, Egyetem u. 2-6, Hungary
Minucher Mészáros
Affiliation:
Chair of Physical Geography, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia
Orsolya Tóth
Affiliation:
Geomorphological and Geochronological Research Group, Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, H-6722 Szeged, Egyetem u. 2-6, Hungary
Boudewijn van Leeuwen
Affiliation:
Geomorphological and Geochronological Research Group, Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, H-6722 Szeged, Egyetem u. 2-6, Hungary
Tin Lukić
Affiliation:
Chair of Physical Geography, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, Novi Sad 21000, Serbia
Petru Urdea
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, West University of Timișoara, B-dul. Vasile. Parvan Nr. 4, 300223, Timișoara, Romania
Alexandru Onaca
Affiliation:
Department of Geography, West University of Timișoara, B-dul. Vasile. Parvan Nr. 4, 300223, Timișoara, Romania
Gábor Mezősi
Affiliation:
Geomorphological and Geochronological Research Group, Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, H-6722 Szeged, Egyetem u. 2-6, Hungary
Tímea Kiss
Affiliation:
Geomorphological and Geochronological Research Group, Department of Geoinformatics, Physical and Environmental Geography, University of Szeged, H-6722 Szeged, Egyetem u. 2-6, Hungary
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*Corresponding author email address: <gysipos@geo.u-szeged.hu>
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Abstract

The Deliblato Sands is among the largest uniform dune fields of Europe, with a very pronounced topography reflecting extensive past aeolian events. Although lacking numerical age data, previous researchers have hypothesized various periods of dune formation. Our research goals were to map the main morphological units of the Deliblato Sands, and to provide the first optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) ages for the major dune types. Mapping was carried out using digital elevation models, satellite images, and GPS profiles. Dune development was investigated using OSL. Several tests were performed concerning thermal treatment, signal characteristics, dose recovery, and dose distributions to assess the suitability of sediments for luminescence dating. Based on our results, two dune generations could be identified that differed in morphology and age. Older dune forms are primarily low sand-supply, hairpin-like parabolic dunes that developed from the last glacial maximum until the end of the early Holocene, then became stabilized. Younger, superimposed parabolic dunes record an intensive aeolian signal from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The history of the Deliblato Sands fits with those from other European sand dune areas, and provides further details to understand paleoenvironmental changes in the region.

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Deliblato SandsFixed sand dunesParabolic dunesLate PleistoceneHoloceneOSLSerbia

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Quaternary Research , Volume 107 , May 2022 , pp. 113 - 124
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