Isochrons and beyond: maximising the use of tephrochronology in geomorphology

Jokull

Volumn 2012, Issue 62, 2012, Pages 39-52

  Dugmore, Andrew J ^a,b   Newton, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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