The formation of tephra layers in peatlands: An experimental approach

Catena

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-23

  Payne, Richard ^a   Gehrels, Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bogs; Cryptotephra; Microtephra; Mires; Peatlands; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

BOG; FIELD SURVEY; GROWTH RATE; MIRE; PARTICLE SIZE; PEATLAND; POPULATION DENSITY; POROSITY; SIMULATION; TAPHONOMY; TEPHRA; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; WATER TABLE;

EID: 76449121401     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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