Measurement of 10Be from Lake Malawi (Africa) drill core sediments and implications for geochronology

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 303, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 110-119

  McHargue, L R ^a   Jull, A J T ^b   Cohen, A ^a  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beryllium 10; Cosmogenic radionuclide; Lake Malawi; Lake sediments; Radiometric dating

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE LEVEL; MARINE RECORD; MARINE SEDIMENT; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOMAGNETISM; RADIOCARBON DATING; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE MALAWI;

EID: 79953162198     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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