Improved determination of marine sedimentation rates using 230Thxs

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Bourne, Mark D ^a   Thomas, Alex L ^a   Niocaill, Conall Mac ^a   Henderson, Gideon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

230 Thorium; Constant flux proxy; Sedimentation rates; XSage

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMS; ISOTOPES; MATLAB; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY; URANIUM;

230 THORIUMS; CONSTANT-FLUX PROXIES; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENTATION; MONTE CARLO APPROACH; SEDIMENTATION RATES; THEORETICAL APPROACH; XSAGE;

SEDIMENTATION;

AUTHIGENIC MINERAL; DEPOSITION; DETRITAL DEPOSIT; FLUX MEASUREMENT; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION RATE; THORIUM ISOTOPE; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

EID: 84867223850     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15252027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012GC004295     Document Type: Article

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