Ion Beam Physics, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Schafmattstrasse 20, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
S. Ivy-Ochs
Ion Beam Physics, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen PSI, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Schafmattstrasse 20, 8093 Zürich, and Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
R. Pickering
Institut für Geologie, Universität Bern, Baltzerstrasse 1+3, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
An overview of methods to numerically date continental Quaternary deposits is provided including radiocarbon, Uranium series, cosmogenic nuclides, luminescence and electron spin resonance. Physical background and methodology are briefly described and potential problems as well as recent developments in the field are highlighted.
