BEAST-A portable device for quantification of erosion in natural intact sediment cores

Methods in Oceanography

Volumn 5, Issue , 2013, Pages 39-55

  Grant, J ^a   Walker, T R ^a   Hill, P S ^a   Lintern, D G ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Geological Survey of Canada Sidney   (Canada)

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EID: 84882859081     PISSN: 22111220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mio.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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