Anthropogenic radionuclides in the water column and a sediment core from the Alboran Sea: Application to radiometric dating and reconstruction of historical water column radionuclide concentrations

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 823-833

  Laissaoui, A ^a   Benmansour, M ^a   Ziad, N ^a   Ibn Majah, M ^a   Abril, J M ^b   Mulsow, S ^c  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE L ENERGIE DES SCIENCES TECHNIQUES NUCLEAIRES   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Alboran Sea; Anthropogenic radionuclides; Constant mixing; Dating model; Radiometric dating; Sedimentation rate

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FALLOUT; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; MODEL TEST; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; RADIONUCLIDE; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTATION RATE; WATER COLUMN;

ALBORAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 51649091696     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10933-008-9201-y     Document Type: Article

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