Cosmogenic radionuclides : theory and applications in the terrestrial and space environments /

Cosmogenic radionuclides are radioactive isotopes which are produced by natural processes and distributed within the Earth system. With a holistic view of the environment the authors show in this book how cosmogenic radionuclides can be used to trace and to reconstruct the history of a large variety...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Beer, Jürg
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Other Authors: McCracken, K. G. (Kenneth G.), 1933-, Steiger, R. von (Rudolf)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, [2012]
Series:Physics of earth and space environments.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Cosmogenic radionuclides are radioactive isotopes which are produced by natural processes and distributed within the Earth system. With a holistic view of the environment the authors show in this book how cosmogenic radionuclides can be used to trace and to reconstruct the history of a large variety of processes. They discuss the way in which cosmogenic radionuclides can assist in the quantification of complex processes in the present-day environment. This book aims to demonstrate to the reader the strength of analytic tools based on cosmogenic radionuclides, their contribution to almost any f
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 426 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783642146510 (e-ISBN)
3642146511 (e-ISBN)