Problems and possible solutions concerning radiocarbon dating of surface marine sediments, Ross Sea, Antarctica

Quaternary Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 206-216

  Andrews, John T ^a   Domack, Eugene W ^b   Cunningham, Wendy L ^a   Leventer, Amy ^c   Licht, Kathy J ^a   Jull, A J Timothy ^d   DeMaster, David J ^e   Jennings, Anne E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b HAMILTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Marine surface sediments; Radiocarbon dating; Ross Sea

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; HOLOCENE; MARINE SEDIMENT; RADIOCARBON DATING;

ROSS SEA;

EID: 0033372549     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/qres.1999.2047     Document Type: Article

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