Bomb 14C time history recorded in two modern stalagmites - importance for soil organic matter dynamics and bomb 14C distribution over continents

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 160, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 795-809

  Genty, D ^a   Vokal, B ^b   Obelic, B ^c   Massault, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Absolute age; Carbon 14; Radiocarbon dating; Soil organic matter; Stalagmite

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; ORGANIC MATTER; RADIOCARBON DATING; SOIL; STALAGMITE;

EID: 0032464483     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0012-821X(98)00128-9     Document Type: Article

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