We report here a first series of ^(10)Be measurements on loess samples covering the last 750,000 years. The close correlation of the ^(10)Be data with δ^(18)O variations from deep sea cores allows for establishing a ...We report here a first series of ^(10)Be measurements on loess samples covering the last 750,000 years. The close correlation of the ^(10)Be data with δ^(18)O variations from deep sea cores allows for establishing a preliminary time scale. Based on this time scale accumulation rates and ^(10)Be fluxes can be calculated. The accumulation-evolution of loess is also discussed in terms of a simple qualitative model of ^(10)Be.展开更多
基金This work was financially supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation.
文摘We report here a first series of ^(10)Be measurements on loess samples covering the last 750,000 years. The close correlation of the ^(10)Be data with δ^(18)O variations from deep sea cores allows for establishing a preliminary time scale. Based on this time scale accumulation rates and ^(10)Be fluxes can be calculated. The accumulation-evolution of loess is also discussed in terms of a simple qualitative model of ^(10)Be.
