Use of cosmogenic radionuclides as a sediment tracer in the Santa Cruz littoral cell, California, United States

Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 299-302

  Perg, L A ^a   Anderson, R S ^a   Finkel, R C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

California; Cosmogenic elements; Littoral cell; Santa Cruz County; Sediment budget

Indexed keywords

COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDES;

RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RIVERS; SAND; SEDIMENTS;

RADIOISOTOPES;

COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; LITTORAL ENVIRONMENT; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TRACER;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038302833     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2003)031<0299:UOCRAA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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