Cosmogenic 21Ne analysis of individual detrital grains: Opportunities and limitations

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 16-27

  Codilean, Alexandru T ^a   Bishop, Paul ^a   Hoey, Trevor B ^a   Stuart, Finlay M ^b   Fabel, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cosmogenic nuclide analysis; Landscape evolution; Namibia; Numerical modelling; Sediment provenance

Indexed keywords

COSMOGENIC NUCLIDE ANALYSIS; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTIONS; NAMIBIA; NUMERICAL MODELLING; SEDIMENT PROVENANCE;

CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ISOTOPES; LITHOLOGY; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; NEON; NUMERICAL METHODS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL MECHANICS;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

BEDROCK; CATCHMENT; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DENUDATION; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; EROSION RATE; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; LITHOLOGY; NEON; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROVENANCE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 75849155834     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.1815     Document Type: Article

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