Copyright
Georgina E. King; Peter M. Abbott;Published On
2025-02-25Page Range
pp. 475–480Language
- English
Print Length
6 pages
28. Geochronological Methods
Chapter of: The Field Guide to Mixing Social and Biophysical Methods in Environmental Research (pp. 475–480)
Geochronological methods provide information on the timing, rates and frequency of environmental processes and events that occur over timescales that exceed laboratory measurements and/or human observation. This chapter discusses the principles of geochronological methods, their applications and limitations.
Contributors
Georgina E. King
(author)Associate Professor of Quaternary Geochronology at University of Lausanne
Peter M. Abbott
(author)Advanced Postdoctoral Researcher, Climate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute, and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research at University of Bern