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

• Main Authors: Wang, Chaomin, Hou, Shugui, Pang, Hongxi, Liu, Yaping, Gaggeler, Heinz W., Christl, Marcus, Synal, Hans-Arno
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: International Glaciological Society 2017
• Subjects: glacier chemistry; ice core; mountain glaciers; Core Mountain; Journal of Glaciology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/227394; https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000227394

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...