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210Pb and 137Cs dating of sediments from Zigetang Lake, Tibetan Plateau

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Zigetang Lake located in the central Tibetan Plateau was selected for the purpose of understanding of recent sedimentation rates. Based on 137Cs dating marker, the sediment rate was 0.077 cm·yr−1. The sedimentation rate was calculated to be 0.071 cm·yr−1 and 0.029 g·cm−2·yr−1 on the basis of 210Pb CIC model. 210Pb CRS model was also used for understanding of recent sedimentation change. The sediment accumulation rates for the CRS model ranged from 0.022 to 0.038 g·cm−2·yr−1 with an irregular high value of 0.12 g·cm−2·yr−1 around 1932 at Zigetang Lake core in the past eighty years.

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    S. C. Yao, S. J. Li & H. C. Zhang

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Yao, S.C., Li, S.J. & Zhang, H.C. 210Pb and 137Cs dating of sediments from Zigetang Lake, Tibetan Plateau. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 278, 55–58 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-007-7191-2

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