Computer Science
Scientific paper
Aug 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986gecoa..50.1727p&link_type=abstract
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, vol. 50, Issue 8, pp.1727-1735
Computer Science
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Scientific paper
The distribution and residence time of cosmogenic 10 Be in clay-rich soil horizons is fundamental to understanding and modelling the migration of 10 Be on terrestrial sediments and in groundwater solutions. We have analyzed seven profiles of clay-rich soils developed from terrace sediments of the Merced River, California. The terraces and soils of increasing age are used to compare the 10 Be inventory with a simple model of accumulation, decay and erosion. The data show that the distribution of 10 Be varies with soil horizon clay content, that the residence time of 10 Be in these horizons exceeds 10 5 years, and that to a rough approximation the inventory of 10 Be in a thoroughly sampled soil profile fits the equation: N = ( q - Em )(1 - e - )/ where q is delivery rate, E is erosion rate, m is the concentration of 10 Be in the eroding surface layer, is the decay constant, and t is the age of the depositional unit from which the soil has developed. The general applicability of this model is uncertain and warrants further testing in well-calibrated terrace sequences.
Brown Louis
Harden Jennifer
Klein Jeffrey
Middleton Roy
Pavich Milan J.
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