A new procedure for separating and measuring radiogenic isotopes (U, Th, Pa, Ra, Sr, Nd, Hf) in ice cores

Chemical Geology

Volumn 266, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 194-204

  Aciego, Sarah M ^a   Bourdon, Bernard ^a   Lupker, Maarten ^b   Rickli, Joerg ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Hf; Ice cores; Nd; Sea salt; Sr; U series

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; EDTA; HAFNIUM; ICE CORE; MELTING; NEODYMIUM; SEA SALT; STRONTIUM; TRACER;

EID: 68949167761     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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