Cosmogenic nuclide systematics and the CRONUScalc program

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 31, Issue , 2016, Pages 160-187

  Marrero, Shasta M ^a,b   Phillips, Fred M ^b   Borchers, Brian ^b   Lifton, Nathaniel ^c   Aumer, Robert ^b,e   Balco, Greg ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^e BENTEK Energy   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum 26; Beryllium 10; Carbon 14; Chlorine 36; Cosmogenic nuclide; Exposure age calculator; Helium 3

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; ALUMINUM; BERYLLIUM ISOTOPE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CHLORINE ISOTOPE; COSMOGENIC RADIONUCLIDE; EROSION RATE; HELIUM ISOTOPE;

EID: 84951876783     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2015.09.005     Document Type: Article

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