Climate effects of the 74ka Toba super-eruption: Multiple interpretive errors in 'A high-precision 40Ar/39Ar age for the Young Toba Tuff and dating of ultra-distal tephra' by D. Mark, et al.

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 104-105

  Haslam, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84894658818     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2013.03.002     Document Type: Letter

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