A rapid, non-destructive scanning method for detecting distal tephra layers in peats

Holocene

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 635-638

  Caseldine, Chris ^a   Baker, Andy ^b   Barnes, William L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Corlea; Holocene; Ireland; Late Quaternary; Luminescence; Peat; Reflectance; Scanning method; Tephra

Indexed keywords

DETECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; LUMINESCENCE; MEASUREMENT; REFLECTANCE;

GEOCHRONOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PEAT; TEPHRA;

IRELAND;

EID: 0032828560     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/095968399666026772     Document Type: Article

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