Tracer applications of noble gas radionuclides in the geosciences

Earth-Science Reviews

Volumn 138, Issue , 2014, Pages 196-214

  Lu, Z T ^a,b   Schlosser, P ^c,d   Smethie, W M ^c   Sturchio, N C ^e   Fischer, T P ^f   Kennedy, B M ^g   Purtschert, R ^h   Severinghaus, J P ⁱ   Solomon, D K ^j   Tanhua, T ^k   Yokochi, R ^e,l  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^d Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^g LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^k GEOMAR HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR OCEAN RESEARCH KIEL   (Germany)

^l UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cosmogenic isotope; Groundwater residence time; Isotope analysis; Noble gas isotope; Ocean ventillation; Old glacial ice

Indexed keywords

ARGON ISOTOPE; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; DATING METHOD; GLACIER; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; KRYPTON; NOBLE GAS; RESIDENCE TIME; TRACER;

EID: 84907726311     PISSN: 00128252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earscirev.2013.09.002     Document Type: Review

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