Monte Carlo approach to calculate US-ESR age and age uncertainty for tooth enamel

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 22, Issue , 2014, Pages 99-106

  Shao, Qingfeng ^a,b   Bahain, Jean Jacques ^b   Dolo, Jean Michel ^c   Falguères, Christophe ^b  

^a NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^c SERVICE HOSPITALIER FRÉDÉRIC JOLIOT   (France)

Author keywords

DATA program; Monte Carlo simulation; Uncertainty; US ESR age; USESR program

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; AGE STRUCTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATING METHOD; ENAMEL; GEOCHRONOLOGY; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOFTWARE; TOOTH; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

EID: 84938897874     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2014.03.003     Document Type: Article

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