Sedimentary Processes : Quantification Using Radionuclides


J. Carroll
Bok Engelsk 2003 · Electronic books.
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Burlington : : Elsevier Science, , 2003.
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Description based upon print version of record.. - Front Cover; Sedimentary Processes. Quantification Uaing Radionuclides; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1. Non-radioactive dating methods; 2. Stable nuclides and other indicators of relative age; 3. Radiometric dating; 4. Applications of radiometric dating; Chapter 2. Radiometric methods; 1. Basic procedure; 2. Advanced procedures; 3. Synthetic tests of the SIT method; 4. Method comparison; Appendix A. Technical development of SIT method for unmixed sediments; Chapter 3. Single site studies; 1. Lake sediments and 210Pb geochronology. - 1. Simple linear adsorption2. Diffusion; 3. Microscale diffusion; 4. Bulk diffusion; 5. Near surficial rapid mixing; 6. Partition coefficient effects; Chapter 7. Marine contaminant studies; 1. Sources of polyaromatic hydrocarbons in the White Sea; 2. Burial history of radioactive waste in the Kara Sea; 3. Incorporation of uranium mill tailings into North Pond. Colorado; 4. Organic carbon preservation in Lake Baikal sediments. Russia; Chapter 8. Concerning error estimates in age dating of stage boundaries; 1. Introduction; 2. Minimum error interpolation. - 2. Marine sediments and multi-radionuclide geochronology3. Creel Bay and Main Bay, Devil's Lake, North Dakota; 4. Discussion and conclusions; Appendix A. Resolution and uncertainty for disentanglement procedures; Chapter 4. Multiple site studies; 1. Amazon Delta test case; 2. 87Sr/86Sr sediment ages in stratigraphy studies; 3. Eastern Arabian Sea; Appendix A; Chapter 5. Sediment mixing; 1. Introduction; 2. Basic model; 3. Organism-specific models; 4. Physical turbation; 5. A sedimentation model with bioturbation; 6. Applications and limitations; Chapter 6. Biological mixing coefficients. - 3. Combined absolute and stratigraphic radiometric errors4. General age/stage interpolations; 5. A corollary; Chapter 9. Epilogue; Appendix A. Sediment Isotope Tomography software. general requirements and operation; Introduction; 1. Applications and general limitations; 2. Model design; 3. SIT model usage; 4. Example simulations; Sediment Isotope Tomography Code; References; Subject Index. - The advent of radionuclide methods in geochronology has revolutionized our understanding of modern sedimentary processes in aquatic systems. This book examines the principles of the method and its use as a quantitative tool in marine geology, with emphasis on the Pb-210 method. The assumptions and consequences of models and their behaviour are described providing the necessary background to assess the advantages and trade-offs involved when choosing a particular model for application. One of the purposes of this volume is to disentangle the influences of complicating factors, such as sediment
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