Correcting for diffusion in carbon-14 dating of ground water

Ground Water

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 357-361

  Sanford, Ward E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CARBON; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADIOISOTOPES;

AGE CORRECTION FORMULA; BANGKOK BASIN; CARBON 14 DATING; MULTILAYERED AQUIFER SYSTEM;

AQUIFERS;

EID: 0031105796     PISSN: 0017467X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1997.tb00093.x     Document Type: Article

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