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Usda Sedimentation Laboratory Radiocarbon Dates I

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

L. L. McDowell
Affiliation:
U. S. Department of Agriculture,∗ Agricultural Research Service, Soil and Water Conservation Research Division, Oxford, Mississippi
M. E. Ryan
Affiliation:
U. S. Department of Agriculture,∗ Agricultural Research Service, Soil and Water Conservation Research Division, Oxford, Mississippi
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The radiocarbon dating laboratory at the USDA Sedimentation Laboratory was established to supplement current watershed geomorphologic investigations. The principal objective of the program is to provide information on valley aggradation rates and sequences.

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Copyright © The American Journal of Science

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In cooperation with the University of Mississippi and Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station.

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