14C dating of trapped gases in massive ground ice, western Canadian Arctic

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-266

  Moorman, Brian J ^a   Michel, Frederick A ^b   Wilson, Alex ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

14C dating; Ground ice; Western Canadian Arctic

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000110569     PISSN: 10456740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1530(199609)7:3<257::aid-ppp220>3.0.co;2-p     Document Type: Article

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