239,240Pu and 236U records of an ice core from the eastern Tien Shan (Central Asia)

Radioisotopes (239Pu, 240Pu, 236U) formed during atmospheric nuclear weapons testing (NWT) can be used for dating and therefore be applied as markers of the beginning of the Anthropocene Epoch. Moreover, 240Pu/239Pu ratios enable source identification (general fallout, local emission sources). Ice c...

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Main Authors: CHAOMIN WANG, SHUGUI HOU, HONGXI PANG, YAPING LIU, HEINZ WALTER GÄGGELER, MARCUS CHRISTL, HANS-ARNO SYNAL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Glaciology
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0022143017000594/type/journal_article