Reconciling astrochronological and 40Ar/39Ar ages for the Matuyama-Brunhes boundary and late Matuyama Chron

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Channell, J E T ^a   Hodell, D A ^b   Singer, B S ^c   Xuan, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

argon ages; astrochronology; magnetic excursions; magnetic reversals; Matuyama Brunhes boundary

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

ASTROCHRONOLOGY; MAGNETIC EXCURSIONS; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGES; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MATUYAMA-BRUNHES BOUNDARIES; POLARITY REVERSAL; STANDARD DEVIATION;

ICE;

ARGON-ARGON DATING; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MAGNETIC METHOD; MAGNETIC REVERSAL; MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE; MARINE SEDIMENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; PALEOMAGNETISM; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

EID: 78650118872     PISSN: 15252027     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GC003203     Document Type: Article

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