Sediment residence times constrained by uranium-series isotopes: A critical appraisal of the comminution approach

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 103, Issue , 2013, Pages 245-262

  Handley, Heather K ^a   Turner, Simon ^a   Afonso, Juan C ^a   Dosseto, Anthony ^b   Cohen, Tim ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; COMMINUTION; DRAINAGE BASIN; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; URANIUM ISOTOPE;

AUSTRALIA; LAKE EYRE; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84871396471     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.10.047     Document Type: Article

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