[DOWNLOAD] "Micro-XRF Studies of Sediment Cores" by Ian W. Croudace & R. Guy Rothwell * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Micro-XRF Studies of Sediment Cores
- Author : Ian W. Croudace & R. Guy Rothwell
- Release Date : January 21, 2015
- Genre: Earth Sciences,Books,Science & Nature,Professional & Technical,Engineering,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 20704 KB
Description
This volume presents papers on the use of micro-XRF core scanners in palaeoenvironmental research. It contains a broad ranging view of instrument capability and points to future developments that will help contribute to higher precision elemental data and faster core analysis. Readers will find a diverse range of research by leading experts that have used micro-XRF core scanners in a wide range of scientific applications. The book includes specific application papers reporting on the use of XRF core scanners in a variety of marine, lacustrine, and pollution studies. In addition, coverage also examines practical aspects of core scanner usage, data optimisation, and data calibration and interpretation.
In a little over a decade, micro-XRF sediment core scanners have made a substantive contribution to palaeoenvironmental research. Their impact is based on their ability to rapidly, non-destructively, and automatically scan sediment cores. Not only do they rapidly provide important proxy data without damaging samples, but they can obtain environmental data at decadal, annual, and even sub-annual scales. This volume will help both experienced and new users of these non-destructive core scanners take full advantage of one of the most powerful geochemical screening tools in the environmental scientist's toolbox.