Direct application of compound-specific radiocarbon analysis of leaf waxes to establish lacustrine sediment chronology

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-60

  Uchikawa, Joji ^a   Popp, Brian N ^a   Schoonmaker, Jane E ^a   Xu, Li ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Compound specific isotopic analysis; Compound specific radiocarbon analysis; Lacustrine sediment; Leaf waxes; N alkanes; Radiocarbon dating

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; RADIOCARBON DATING; WAX;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 37249063929     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-007-9094-1     Document Type: Article

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