The theoretical basis of ACE, an Age Calculation Engine for cosmogenic nuclides

Chemical Geology

Volumn 291, Issue , 2012, Pages 199-205

  Zweck, Christopher ^a   Zreda, Marek ^a   Anderson, Kenneth M ^b   Bradley, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

Cosmogenic nuclide exposure dating; Python; Software development environment

Indexed keywords

COSMOGENIC NUCLIDES; DEFAULT ALGORITHMS; PRODUCTION RATES; PYTHON; SCIENTIFIC CONTEXT; SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT; SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY; THEORETICAL BASIS; THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; GEOMAGNETISM; SOFTWARE DESIGN;

ISOTOPES;

ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DATABASE; GEOCHRONOLOGY; SECULAR VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84855449668     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2011.10.005     Document Type: Article

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