Some numerical considerations in the geochemical analysis of distal microtephra

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1692-1714

  Pollard, A M ^a   Blockley, S P E ^a   Lane, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; STATISTICAL METHODS; VOLCANOES;

CHEMICAL CORRELATIONS; LATE QUATERNARY TEPHRA; MICROTEPHRAS; VOLCANIC ASH;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

GEOCHEMISTRY; NUMERICAL METHOD; QUATERNARY; TEPHRA; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

EID: 33748790372     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.07.007     Document Type: Article

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