Comparative dating of recent peat deposits using natural and anthropogenic fallout radionuclides and Spheroidal Carbonaceous Particles (SCPs) at a local and landscape scale

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 15, Issue , 2013, Pages 11-19

  Parry, Lauren E ^a   Charman, Dan J ^a   Blake, William H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Marine Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

137Cs; 210Pb; 241Am; Dating recent peat; Peat accumulation; Spheroidal carbonaceous particles (SCPs)

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AMERICIUM; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CESIUM ISOTOPE; CHRONOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATING METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FALLOUT; GEOACCUMULATION; LEAD ISOTOPE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEATLAND; RADIONUCLIDE;

EID: 84875229472     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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