U-series disequilibria in suspended river sediments and implication for sediment transfer time in alluvial plains: The case of the Himalayan rivers

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2851-2865

  Granet, M ^a   Chabaux, F ^a   Stille, P ^a   Dosseto, A ^b   France Lanord, C ^c   Blaes, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL PLAIN; BEDLOAD; CATCHMENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MIXING; RIVER BANK; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

GANGES RIVER; NARAYANI; NEPAL;

EID: 77951295827     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.02.016     Document Type: Article

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