U-Th Series Nuclides in Aquatic Systems

Major advancement in the U-Th measurement techniques since the 1990''s have resulted in new opportunities for the use of these nuclides to probe into aquatic processes in greater detail. U-Th Series Nuclides in Aquatic Systems provides state-of-the-art reviews on the applications of U-Th series nuclides to "time" and "tag" in a variety of processes occurring in aquatic systems.- State of art reviews on the applications of U-Th Series nuclides to ''time''and ''tag'' key processes occurring in aquatic systems.- Self-contained, each chapter presents nuclide source functions, processes regulating their distributions and models used to describe them- Emphasizes current thinking in the field and future directions