MOD-AGE: An age-depth model construction algorithm

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Hercman, H ^a   Pawlak, J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Age depth model; Chronology; Speleothems; U series dating

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; ALGORITHM; CHRONOLOGY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; SOFTWARE; SPELEOTHEM; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

EID: 84867140548     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2012.05.003     Document Type: Article

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