Rapid radiocarbon (14C) analysis of coral and carbonate samples using a continuous-flow accelerator mass spectrometry (CFAMS) system

Paleoceanography

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  McIntyre, Cameron P ^a   Roberts, Mark L ^a   Burton, Joshua R ^a   McNichol, Ann P ^a   Burke, Andrea ^a   Robinson, Laura F ^a   Von Reden, Karl F ^a   Jenkins, William J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; CORAL; DEEP SEA; LAST GLACIAL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; RADIOCARBON DATING; SAMPLING;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (EAST);

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 80655128181     PISSN: 08838305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011PA002174     Document Type: Article

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