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Sedimentary processes quantification using radionuclides /

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 c...

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Main Author: Carroll, J. 1960-
Other Authors: Lerche, I., ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2003.
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 272 pages) : illustrations.
Series: Radioactivity in the environment ; v. 5.
Subjects:
Sedimentary rocks -- Analysis.
Sedimentary rocks -- Analysis -- Case studies.
Sediments (Geology) -- Analysis.
Sediments (Geology) -- Analysis -- Case studies.
Marine sediments -- Analysis.
Marine sediments -- Analysis -- Case studies.
Radioactive dating.
Radioisotopes in geology.
Electronic books.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • 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
  • 2. Marine sediments and multi-radionuclide geochronology
  • 3. 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
  • 1. Simple linear adsorption
  • 2. 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
  • 3. Combined absolute and stratigraphic radiometric errors
  • 4. 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
  • Last Page.

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