Secondary ion mass spectroscopy and synchrotron x-ray fluorescence in the study of the qualitative variation in metal content with time in tree rings

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1464-1470

  Martin, Ronald R ^a   Sham, T K ^a   Won, G Wong ^a   Van Der Heide, Paul ^a   Jones, Keith W ^b   Song, Sheng Rong ^b   Protz, Richard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; TREE RING; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0032459886     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x98-131     Document Type: Article

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