Difficulties in interpreting fast mixing in the radiometric dating of sediments using 210Pb and 137Cs

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 407-414

  Abril, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

137Cs dating; 210Pb dating; Incomplete mixing; Mathematical model; Radiometric dating

Indexed keywords

CESIUM ISOTOPE; DATING METHOD; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LEAD ISOTOPE; MIXING; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; SEDIMENTATION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; LAKE ZURICH; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0346009381     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOPL.0000007231.92183.b9     Document Type: Article

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