Calibration of the in situ cosmogenic 14C production rate in New Zealand's Southern Alps

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 671-674

  Schimmelpfennig, Irene ^a   Schaefer, Joerg M ^a   Goehring, Brent M ^b   Lifton, Nathaniel ^b   Putnam, Aaron E ^a   Barrell, David J A ^c  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GNS SCIENCE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

In situ 14C; New Zealand; Production rate calibration; Short lived cosmogenic nuclide; Southern Alps

Indexed keywords

BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; CALIBRATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DEBRIS FLOW; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; QUARTZ;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHERN ALPS;

EID: 84867328511     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2566     Document Type: Article

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