Validating putatively cross-dated Callitris tree-ring chronologies using bomb-pulse radiocarbon analysis

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-17

  Pearson, Stuart ^a   Hua, Quan ^b   Allen, Kathryn ^c,d   Bowman, David M J S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; NUCLEAR WEAPON; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RADIOCARBON DATING; SEASONALITY; TREE RING;

CALLITRIS; CALLITRIS ENDLICHERI; CALLITRIS GLAUCOPHYLLA; CALLITRIS INTRATROPICA; CALLITRIS PREISSII; CALLITRIS RHOMBOIDEA;

EID: 79953083180     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT10164     Document Type: Article

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