Geochemical fingerprints by activation analysis of tephra layers in Lake Van sediments, Turkey

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 929-935

  Landmann, Günter ^a   Steinhauser, Georg ^b   Sterba, Johannes H ^b   Kempe, Stephan ^a   Bichler, Max ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Eastern Anatolia; INAA; Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis; Sediment core; Tephrochronology; Varve chronology

Indexed keywords

EASTERN ANATOLIA; INAA; INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT CORE; TEPHROCHRONOLOGY; VARVE CHRONOLOGY;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; LAKES; SEDIMENTOLOGY; VOLCANOES;

NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL FINGERPRINT; INSTRUMENTAL NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; LAKE SEDIMENT; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VOLCANIC ASH; VOLCANO;

EID: 79955585765     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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