239,240Pu and 236U records of an ice core from the eastern Tien Shan (Central Asia)

• Published in: Journal of Glaciology
• Main Authors: CHAOMIN WANG, SHUGUI HOU, HONGXI PANG, YAPING LIU, HEINZ WALTER GÄGGELER, MARCUS CHRISTL, HANS-ARNO SYNAL
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press 2017
• Subjects: glacier chemistry; ice core; mountain glaciers; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Meteorology. Climatology; QC851-999; Core Mountain; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2017.59; https://doaj.org/article/a2fed532982c42fc908222730b6a03e5

Radioisotopes (239Pu, 240Pu, 236U) formed during atmospheric nuclear weapons testing (NWT) can be used for dating and therefore be applied as markers of the beginning of the Anthropocene Epoch. Moreover, 240Pu/239Pu ratios enable source identification (general fallout, local emission sources). Ice c...