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Hans E. Suess, 1909–1993

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

James R. Arnold
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Radiocarbon , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , 1994 , pp. xi - xv
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Selected Bibliography

Suess, H. E. 1953 Natural radiocarbon and the rate of exchange of carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and the sea. in Aldrich, L. T., ed., Proceedings of Conference on Nuclear Processes in Geological Settings. National Research Council, Commission on Nuclear Science 1: 52–56.Google Scholar
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