Helium-4 characteristics of groundwaters from Central Australia: Comparative chronology with chlorine-36 and carbon-14 dating techniques

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 348, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 176-194

  Kulongoski, Justin T ^a   Hilton, David R ^a   Cresswell, Richard G ^b   Hostetler, Stephen ^c   Jacobson, Gerry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amadeus Basin; Carbon dating; Chlorine 36 dating; Groundwater chronometer; Helium dating

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HELIUM; POROSITY; URANIUM;

AMADEUS BASIN; CARBON DATING; GROUNDWATER CHRONOMETER; HELIUM DATING;

WATER ANALYSIS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HELIUM; POROSITY; URANIUM; WATER ANALYSIS;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLORINE ISOTOPE; CHRONOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFUSION; GROUNDWATER; HELIUM; POROSITY; RADIOCARBON DATING; RESIDENCE TIME;

AMADEUS BASIN; AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 41649111287     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.09.048     Document Type: Article

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