Ages of continental shelf waters determined from 223Ra and 224Ra

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 105, Issue C9, 2000, Pages 22117-22122

  Moore, Willard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; COASTAL WATERS; CONTINENTAL SHELF; RADON ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; SOUTH ATLANTIC BIGHT;

EID: 0033670060     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999jc000289     Document Type: Article

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