Ice ages: Evidence for past melting at the base of the GISP2 ice core from uranium-thorium disequilibria dating

Goldstein, Steven J.; Denton, Joanna S.

doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116474

Title: Ice ages: Evidence for past melting at the base of the GISP2 ice core from uranium-thorium disequilibria dating

Journal Article · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2020 · Earth and Planetary Science Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116474· OSTI ID:1645163

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