Absolute dating of recent sediments in the cyclone-influenced shelf area off Bangladesh: Comparison of gamma spectrometric (137Cs, 210Pb, 228Ra), radiocarbon, and32Si ages

Radiocarbon

Volumn 43, Issue 2 PART II, 2001, Pages 917-927

  Suckow, Axel ^a   Morgenstern, Uwe ^b   Kudrass, Herrmann Rudolf ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED GEOPHYSICS   (Germany)

^b GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON 14; RADIOISOTOPE; SILICON;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; CYCLONE; DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; RADIONUCLIDE; REWORKING; SEDIMENT CORE;

BANGLADESH; CHRONOLOGY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FALLOUT; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; GEOLOGY; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION RATE;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 0035570697     PISSN: 00338222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0033822200041588     Document Type: Article

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