Tritium concentrations and radiocarbon ages of Gushing groundwater from Hsuehshan Tunnel, northern Taiwan

Terrestrial, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 909-917

  Liu, Tsung Kwei ^a   Chen, Cheng Hong ^a   Yang, Tsanyao Frank ^a   Lee, Ming ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Radiocarbon; Taiwan; Tritium; Tunnel

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; RADIOCARBON DATING; TRITIUM;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 28844470032     PISSN: 10170839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3319/TAO.2005.16.4.909(GIG)     Document Type: Article

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