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Note: Contents: PART I PRINCIPLES OF EXTREME SOIL MICROBIOLOGY. - 1 The Microbiological Promises of Extreme Soils / Patrice Dion. - 2 Microbial Diversity, Life Strategies, and Adaptation to Life in Extreme Soils / Vigdis Torsvik and Lise Øvreås. - 3 Extreme Views on Prokaryote Evolution / Patrice Dion. - 4 Biodiversity: Extracting Lessons from Extreme Soils / Diana H. Wall. - PART II NATURAL EXTREME SOILS. - 5 Halophilic and Halotolerant Micro-Organisms from Soils / Antonio Ventosa, Encarnacion Mellado, Cristina Sanchez-Porro, and M. Carmen Marquez. - 6 Atacama Desert Soil Microbiology / Benito G6mez-Silva, Fred A. Rainey, Kimberley A. Warren-Rhodes, Christopher P. McKay, and Rafael Navarro-Gonzruez. - 7 Microbial Communities and Processes in Arctic Permafrost Environments / Dirk Wagner. - 8 Aerobic, Endospore-Forming Bacteria from Antarctic Geothermal Soils / Niall A. Logan and Raymond N. Allan. - 9 Peatland Microbiology / Shwet Kamal and Ajit Vanna. - 10 Subsurface Geomicrobiology of the Iberian Pyritic Belt / Ricardo Amils, David Femandez-Remolar, Felipe Gómez, Elena González-Toril, Nuria Rodriguez, Carlos Briones, Olga Prieto-Ballesteros, Jose Luis Sanz, Emiliano Díaz,Todd O. Stevens, Carol R. Stoker, the MARTE Team. - 11 The Potential for Extant Life in the Soils of Mars / Ronald L. Crawford and David A. Newcombe. - PART III ANTHROPOGENIC EXTREME SOILS. - 12 Bacteriology of Extremely Cold Soils Exposed to Hydrocarbon Pollution / Lucas A.M. Ruberto, Susana C. Vazquez, and Walter P. Mac Cormack. - 13 Microbiology of Oil-Contaminated Desert Soils and Coastal Areas in the Arabian Gulf Region / Samir Radwan. - 14 Microbial Communities in Fire-Affected Soils / Christopher Janzen and Tarnmy Tobin-Janzen. - 15 Endophytes and Rhizosphere Bacteria of Plants Growing in Heavy Metal-Containing Soils / Angela Sessitsch and Markus Puschemeiter. - 16 Interactions of Fungi and Radionuclides in Soil / John Dighton, Tatyana Tugay, and Nelli Zhdanova. - Index.

Note: Contents: 1 Global Distribution of Lakes / M. MEYBECK. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Background Material and Approaches to Global Lake Census. - 2.1 Data Used. - 2.2 Approaches to Global Lake Census. - 3 General Laws of Lake Distribution. - 3.1 Lake Density . - 3.2 Limnic Ratio. - 4 Distribution of Lakes of Tectonic Origin. - 5 Lakes of Glacial Origin. - 5.1 Lake Densities. - 5.2 Global Deglaciated Area. - 5.3 Total Number of Glacial Lakes. - 6 Fluvial Lakes. - 7 Global Distribution of Crater Lakes. - 8 Global Distribution of Saline Lakes. - 8.1 Coastal Lagoons. - 8.2 Salinized Lakes due to Evaporation. - 9 Global Lake Distribution. - 9.1 Extrapolation Approach. - 9.2 Lake Type Approach. - 9.3 Climatic Typology Approach. - 9.4 Lake Distribution in Endorheic Areas. - 9.5 Global Dissolved Salt Distribution in Lakes. - 10 Major Changes in Global Lake Distribution in the Geological Past. - 10.1 Lake Ages. - 10.2 Historical Changes. - 10.3 Postglacial Changes. - 11 Discussion and Conclusions. - References. - 2 Hydrological Processes and the Water Budget of Lakes / T. C. WINTER. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Hydrological System with Regard to Lakes. - 2.1 Interaction of Lakes with Atmospheric Water. - 2.2 Interaction of Lakes with Surface Water. - 2.3 Interaction of Lakes with Subsurface Water. - 2.4 Change in Lake Volume. - 3 Summary. - References. - 3 Hydrological and Thermal Response of Lakes to Climate: Description and Modeling / S. W. HOSTETLER. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Hydrological Response. - 3 The Hydrological Budget. - 4 Hydrological Models. - 5 Thermal Response. - 5.1 Energy Budget and Energy Budget Models. - 5.2 Models and Modeling. - 6 Use of Models to Link Lakes with Climate Change. - 7 Input Data Sets. - 8 Sample Applications. - 9 Summary. - References. - 4 Mixing Mechanisms in Lakes / D. M. IMBODEN and A. WÜEST. - 1 Transport and Mixing. - 2 Lakes as Physical Systems. - 3 Fluid Dynamics: Mathematical Description of Advection and Diffusion. - 3.1 Equations of Fluid Motion. - 3.2 Turbulence, Reynolds' Stress, and Eddy Diffusion. - 3.3 Vertical Momentum Equation. - 3.4 Nonlocal Diffusion and Transilient Mixing. - 4 Density and Stability of Water Column. - 4.1 Equation of State of Water. - 4.2 Potential Temperature and Local Vertical Stability. - 5 Energy Fluxes: Driving Forces Behind Transport and Mixing. - 5.1 Thermal Energy. - 5.2 Potential Energy. - 5.3 Kinetic Energy. - 5.4 Turbulent Kinetic Energy Balance in Stratified Water. - 5.5 Internal Turbulent Energy Fluxes: Turbulence Cascade. - 6 Mixing Processes in Lakes. - 6.1 Waves and Mixing. - 6.2 Mixing in the Surface Layer. - 6.3 Diapycnal Mixing. - 6.4 Boundary Mixing. - 6.5 Double Diffusion. - 6.6 Isopycnal Mixing. - 7 Mixing and Its Ecological Relevance. - 7.1 Time Scales of Mixing. - 7.2 Reactive Species and Patchiness. - 7.3 Mixing and Growth: The Search for an Ecological Steering Factor. - References. - 5 Stable Isotopes of Fresh and Saline Lakes / J. R. GAT. - 1 Introduction. - 1.1 Isotope Separatio During Evaporation. - 2 Small-Area Lakes. - 2.1 Seasonal and Annual Changes. - 2.2 Deep Freshwater Lakes. - 2.3 Transient Surface-Water Bodies. - 3 Interactive and Feedback Systems. - 3.1 Network of Surface-Water Bodies. - 3.2 Recycling of Reevaporated Moisture into the Atmosphere. - 3.3 Large Lakes. - 3.4 Large-Area Lakes with Restricted Circulation. - 4 Saline Lakes. - 4.1 Isotope Hydrology of Large Salt Lakes. - 4.2 Ephemeral Salt Lakes and Sabkhas. - 5 Isotopie Paleolimnology. - 6 Conclusions: From Lakes to Oceans. - References. - 6 Exchange of Chemicals Between the Atmosphere and Lakes / P. VLAHOS, D. MACKAY, S. J. EISENREICH, and KC. HORNBUCKLE. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Air-Water Partitioning Equilibria. - 3 Diffusion Between Water and Air. - 4 Volatilization and Absorption: Double-Resistance Approach. - 5 Factors Affecting Mass-Transfer Coefficients. - 6 Partitioning of Chemical to Paniculate Matter in Air and Water. - 6.1 Air. - 6.2 Water. - 7 Atmospheric Deposition Processes. - 7.1 Dry Deposition. - 7.2 Wet Deposition. - 8 Specimen Calculation. - 8.1 Step 1: Physicochemical Properties. - 8.2 Step 2: Mass-Transfer Coefficients. - 8.3 Step 3: Sorption in Air and Water. - 8.4 Step 4: Equilibrium Status. - 8.5 Step 5: Volatilization and Deposition Rates. - 9 Role of Air-Water Exchange in Lake Mass Balances. - 10 Case Studies. - 10.1 Mass Balance on Siskiwit Lake, Isle Royale. - 10.2 Mass Balance on Lake Superior. - 10.3 Air-Water Exchange in Green Bay, Lake Michigan. - 10.4 Air-Water Exchange in Lake Superior. - 11 Conclusions. - References. - 7 Atmospheric Depositions: Impact of Acids on Lakes / W. STUMM and J. SCHNOOR. - Abstract. - 1 Introduction: Anthropogenic Generation of Acidity. - 1.1 Genesis of Acid Precipitation. - 2 Acidity and Alkalinity: Neutralizing Capacities. - 2.1 Transfer of Acidity (or Alkalinity) from Pollution Through the Atmosphere to Ecosystems. - 3 Acidification of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems. - 3.1 Disturbance of H+ Balance from Temporal or Spatial Decoupling of the Production and Mineralization of the Biomass. - 3.2 In Situ H+ Ion Neutralization in Lakes. - 3.3 Krug and Frink Revisited. - 4 Brønsted Acids and Lewis Acids: Pollution by Heavy Metals, as Influenced by Acidity. - 4.1 Cycling of Metals. - 4.2 Pb in Soils. - 5 Impact of Acidity on Ecology in Watersheds. - 5.1 Soils. - 5.2 Lakes. - 5.3 Nitrogen Saturation of Forests. - 6 Critical Loads. - 6.1 Critical Load Maps. - 6.2 Models for Critical Load Evaluation. - 7 Case Studies. - 7.1 Chemical Weathering of Crystalline Rocks in the Catchment Area of Acidic Ticino Lakes, Switzerland. - 7.2 Watershed Manipulation Project at Bear Brooks, Maine. - 8 Summary. - References. - 8 Redox-Driven Cycling of Trace Elements in Lakes / J. HAMILTON-TAYLOR and W. DAVISON. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Major Biogeochemical Cycles and Pathways. - 3 Iron and Manganese. - 3.1 Transformations and Cycling. - 3.2 Iron and Manganese Compounds as Carrier Phases. - 4 Sediment-Water Interface. - 4.1 Diffusive Flux from Sediments. - 4.2 Evidence of Little or No Diffusive Efflux from Sediments. - 4.3 Transient Remobilization. - 4.4 Diffusive Flux into Sediments. - 5 Pathways Involving Redox Reactions Directly: Case Studies. - 5.1 Arsenic. - 5.2 Chromium. - 5.3 239,240Pu. - 5.4 Selenium 6 Pathways Involving Redox Reactions Indirectly: Case Studies. - 6.1 137Cs. - 6.2 Stable Pb, 210Pb, and 210Po. - 6.3 Zinc. - 7 Summary and Conclusions. - References. - 9 Comparative Geochemistry of Marine Saline Lakes / F. T. MACKENZIE, S. VINK, R. WOLLAST, and L. CHOU. - 1 Introduction. - 2 General Characteristics of Marine Saline Lakes. - 3 Comparative Sediment-Pore-Water Reactions. - 3.1 Mangrove Lake, Bermuda. - 3.2 Solar Lake, Sinai. - 4 Conclusions. - References. - 10 Organic Matter Accumulation Records in Lake Sediments / P. A. MEYERS and R. ISHIWATARI. - 1 Introduction. - 1.1 Significance of Organic Matter in Lake Sediments. - 1.2 Origins of Organic Matter to Lake Sediments. - 1.3 Alterations of Organic Matter During Deposition. - 1.4 Similarities and Differences Between Organic Matter in Sediments of Lakes and Oceans. - 1.5 Dating of Lake-Sediment Records. - 2 Indicators of Sources and Alterations of Total Organic Matter in Lake Sediments. - 2.1 Source Information Preserved in C/N Ratios of Sedimentary Organic Matter. - 2.2 Source Information from Carbon-Stable Isotopic Compositions. - 2.3 Source Information from Nitrogen-Stable Isotopic Compositions. - 3 Origin and Alterations of Humic Substances. - 4 Sources and Alterations of Lipid Biomarkers. - 4.1 Alteration of Lipids During Deposition. - 4.2 Changes in Sources vs Selective Diagenesis. - 4.3 Effects of Sediment Grain Size on Geolipid Compositions. - 4.4 Source Records of Alkanes in Lake Sediments. - 4.5 Preserv

Note: Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1 Einleitung. - 1.1 Definition von Paläo- und Archäomagnetismus. - 1.2 Einordnung der Methoden innerhalb der Geophysik. - 1.3 Aussagemöglichkeiten über den früheren Zustand der Erde. - 1.4 Wechselbeziehungen mit Nachbardisziplinen. - 1.5 Maßsysteme, Einheiten. - 2 Methodische Grundlagen. - 2.1 Eigenschaften und Ursprung des Erdmagnetfeldes. - 2.1.1 Definition der Kenngrößen des Erdmagnetfeldes X, Y, H, Z, F, D, I und ihre Verknüpfungen. - 2.1.2 Ideales und reales Erdmagnetfeld. - 2.1.3 Nichtdipolanteile in Raum und Zeit (Säkularvariation). - 2.1.4 Kugelfunktionsentwicklung und zeitliche Änderungen der Feldgrößen. - 2.1.5 Theorien zum Ursprung des erdmagnetischen Feldes. - 2.2 Gesteinsmagnetische Grundlagen. - 2.2.1 Diamagnetismus, Paramagnetismus, Ferromagnetismus, Antiferromagnetismus und Ferrimagnetismus. - 2.2.1.1 Definition der Magnetisierung und des Diamagnetismus. - 2.2.1.2 Paramagnetismus. - 2.2.1.3 Ferromagnetismus. - 2.2.1.4 Antiferromagnetismus. - 2.2 A.5 Ferrimagnetismus. - 2.2.2 Definition magnetischer Kenngrößen (k, Hc, Js, ..) der Ferro(i)magnetika. - 2.2.3 Anisotropie der Suszeptibilität. - 2.2.4 Selbstentmagnetisierung und magnetische Brechung. - 2.2.5 Kristallanisotropie und Magnetostriktion. - 2.2.6 SD-PSD-MD-Teilchen und ihre typischen Eigenschaften und Unterscheidungsmerkmale. - 2.3 Magnetische und strukturelle Eigenschaften natürlicher Ferrite. - 2.3.1 Magnetit. - 2.3.2 Ternäres System (FeO-TiO2-Fe2O3) und die Mischreihe der Titanomagnetite. - 2.3.3 Hämatit und Maghemit. - 2.3.4 Mischreihe der Hämo-Ilmenite. - 2.3.5 Nichtstöchiometrische Minerale im ternären System der Ti-Oxide, Titanomaghemite. - 2.3.6 Pyrrhotit und Greigit. - 2.3.7 Goethit. - 2.3.8 Methoden zur Identifikation von ferro(i)magnetischen Mineralphasen. - 2.4 Die Typen der remanenten Magnetisierung und ihre spezifischen Eigenschaften. - 2.4.1 Natürliche remanente Magnetisierung NRM. - 2.4.2 Thermoremanente Magnetisierung TRM. - 2.4.3 Partielle thermoremanente Magnetisierung PTRM. - 2.4.4 Chemische Remanenz CRM. - 2.4.5 Sedimentationsremanenz DRM. - 2.4.6 Postsedimentationsremanenz PDDRM. - 2.4.7 Piezoremanenz PRM. - 2.4.8 Viskose Remanenz VRM. - 2.4.9 Isothermale Remanenz IRM. - 2.4.10 Charakteristische Remanenz ChRM. - 2.4.11 Anhysteretische Remanenz ARM. - 2.4.12 Selbstumkehr einer remanenten Magnetisierung. - 2.4.13 Andere Remanenztypen. - 2.5 Typische magnetische Eigenschaften verschiedener Gesteine und archäologischer Materialien. - 2.5.1 Basalte und andere Ergußgesteine. - 2.5.2 Intrusivgesteine. - 2.5.3 Ganggesteine. - 2.5.4 Sandsteine. - 2.5.5 Tonsteine. - 2.5.6 Karbonatgesteine. - 2.5.7 Metamorphe Gesteine. - 2.5.8 Einfluß der Verwitterung. - 2.5.9 Sonstige Gesteine. - 2.5.10 Archäologisches Material. - 2.6 Verfahren zur Analyse einer remanenten Magnetisierung. - 2.6.1 Wechselfeldentmagnetisierung. - 2.6.2 Thermische Entmagnetisierung. - 2.6.3 Chemische Entmagnetisierung. - 2.6.4 Stoßwellenentmagnetisierung. - 2.6.5 Lowrie-Fuller-Test. - 2.6.6 Orthogonale Projektionen (Zijderveld-Diagramme) und Darstellung der Remanenzrichtungen im Schmidtschen Netz. - 2.6.7 Methode der Differenzvektoren. - 2.6.8 Methode der konvergierenden Großkreise. - 2.6.9 Mehrkomponentenanalyse. - 2.7 Alter einer Remanenz und radiometrische Alter. - 2.7.1 Faltungstest. - 2.7.2 Konglomerattest. - 2.7.3 Kontakttest. - 2.7.4 Thellier-Test. - 2.7.5 Reversal-Test. - 2.7.6 Beziehungen zwischen Remanenzalter und radiometrisch oder biostratigraphisch bestimmten Altern. - 2.8 Statistische Methoden zur Analyse von Remanenzrichtungen. - 2.8.1 Mittlere Richtungen und Fisher-Statistik. - 2.8.2 Fehlerfortpflanzung. - 2.8.3 Signifikanztests. - 2.8.4 Analyse und statistische Behandlung von Inklinationsdaten. - 2.9 Berechnung des virtuellen geomagnetischen Pols VGP und des virtuellen geomagnetischen Dipolmoments Mpal. - 2.9.1 VGP-Berechnung auf der Basis der Dipolhypothese. - 2.9.2 Statistische Behandlung der Pollagen. - 2.9.3 Berechnung des virtuellen Dipolmoments Mpal. - 2.10 Methoden zur Bestimmung der Paläointensität. - 2.10.1 Methode unter Verwendung der TRM (Methode Thellier). - 2.10.2 Methode unter Verwendung der ARM (Methode Shaw). - 2.10.3 Methode unter Verwendung der DRM. - 2.11 Probenentnahme und Meßgeräte im Paläomagnetismus und Archäomagnetismus. - 2.11.1 Kriterien für die Auswahl von Beprobungsorten. - 2.11.2 Statistische Minimalanforderungen. - 2.11.3 Bestimmung der horizontalen Referenzebene und einer Referenzrichtung. - 2.11.4 Entnahme von orientierten Handstücken. - 2.11.5 Entnahme von Kernen mit Diamantbohrern und Kolbenloten. - 2.11.6 Probenentnahme bei archäologischen Fundorten. - 2.11.7 Laborgeräte zur Messung magnetischer Parameter. - 2.11.7.1 Messung der remanenten Magnetisierung. - 2.11.7.2 Messung der Suszeptibilität und ihrer Anisotropie. - 2.11.7.3 Messung der Koerzitivkraft Hc. - 2.11.7.4 Messung der Curie-Temperatur Tc. - 2.11.8 Geräte zur Entmagnetisierung von Proben. - 2.11.8.1 Wechselfeldentmagnetisierung. - 2.11.8.2 Thermische Entmagnetisierung. - 2.11.8.3 Chemische Entmagnetisierung. - 2.11.8.4 Spulensysteme für die Kompensation des erdmagnetischen Feldes. - 2.11.8.5 Magnetische Abschirmung. - 2.12 Mikroskopie und Mößbauer-Spektroskopie. - 2.12.1 Erzmikroskopie: Dünnschliffe, Anschliffe. - 2.12.2 Rasterelektronenmikroskopie REM. - 2.12.3 Transmissionselektronenmikroskopie TEM. - 2.12.4 Mößbauer-Spektroskopie. - 3 Ergebnisse des Paläo- und Archäomagnetismus. - 3.1 Geometrie des Erdmagnetfeldes. - 3.1.1 Hypothese vom axialen geozentrischen Dipol. - 3.1.2 Archäosäkularvariation. - 3.1.3 Quartäre Säkularvariation. - 3.1.4 Paläosäkularvariation. - 3.1.5 Exkursionen des Erdmagnetfeldes. - 3.2 Polwanderungskurven größerer Kontinentalschollen. - 3.2.1 Scheinbare oder echte Polwanderung?. - 3.2.2 Scheinbare Polwanderungskurven der großen Kontinentalschollen. - 3.2.3 Scheinbare Polwanderungskurven von Mikroplatten. - 3.3 Feldumkehr und Polaritätszeitskalen. - 3.3.1 Selbstumkehr der Remanenz oder Feldumkehr?. - 3.3.2 Polaritätszeitskala der letzten 0.7 Ma. - 3.3.3 Polaritätszeitskala der letzten 5 Ma. - 3.3.4 Polaritätszeitskala der letzten 150 Ma. - 3.3.5 Polaritätszeitskalen der früheren geologischen Vergangenheit. - 3.3.6 Feldverhalten während einer Feldumkehr. - 3.3.7 Statistik der Feldumkehrungen. - 3.4 Paläointensität des Erdmagnetfeldes. - 3.4.1 Ergebnisse von archäologischen Proben. - 3.4.2 Paläointensitäten der geologischen Vergangenheit. - 3.4.3 Paläointensität während einer Feldumkehr. - 4 Anwendung des Paläomagnetismus auf geologische, petrologische und archäologische Fragestellungen. - 4.1 Anwendungen in der Geologie und der Tektonik. - 4.1.1 Paläorekonstruktion von Kontinentverteilungen. - 4.1.2 Paläobreitenbestimmungen von Krustenblöcken. - 4.1.3 Nachweis von Rotationsbewegungen. - 4.1.4 Altersbestimmung mit Hilfe der scheinbaren Polwanderungskurven. - 4.1.5 Datierung mit der Magnetostratigraphie. - 4.2 Gesteinsmagnetische Untersuchungen. - 4.2.1 Suszeptibilität und Magnetitgehalt. - 4.2.2 Anisotropie der magnetischen Suszeptibilität. - 4.2.3 Messung magnetischer Eigenschaften bei tiefen Temperaturen. - 4.2.4 Koenigsbergerscher Q-Faktor. - 4.2.5 Js/T-Kurven zur Identifikation von ferro(i)magnetischen Mineralien. - 4.2.6 IRM-Erwerbskurven und Entmagnetisierung der IRMs mit Wechselfeldern und thermisch. - 4.3 Anwendungen in der Archäologie. - 4.3.1 Datierung mit Hilfe von Standardkurven der Inklination und Deklination. - 4.3.2 Rekonstruktion archäologischer Objekte. - 5 Bibliographie. - 5.1 Gesteinsmagnetismus, Mineralogie. - 5.2 Paläomagnetismus und Archäomagnetismus. - 5.3 Zitierte Literatur . - Anhang. - Programme. - Sachverzeichnis.

Note: Contents: 1 Introduction. - 2 Time Scales and Ages. - 2.1 Absolute Time Scales. - 2.2 Relative Time Scales. - 2.3 Physical and Chemical Time Scales. - 3 Selection, Collection, Packing, Storage, Transport,and Description of the Samples. - 3.1 Selection and Collection of the Samples. - 3.2 Packing, Storage, and Transport of the Samples. - 3.3 Sample Description. - 4 Treatment and Interpretation of the Raw Data. - 4.1 Suitability of a Sample for Dating and Reliabilityof the Dates. - 4.1.1 Soft-Rock Dating. - 4.1.2 Hard-Rock Dating. - 4.1.3 Isotope Geochemistry. - 4.2 Mathematical Evaluation of Physical and Chemical Age Data. - 4.2.1 Rules for Simple Calculations with the Dating Results; Statistical Tests. - 4.2.2 Comparison of Age Values. - 4.2.3 Numerical and Graphical Evaluation of Age Values. - 4.3 Publication of the Age Values. - 5 Physical Dating Methods. - 5.1 Principles. - 5.2 Sample Treatment and Measurement Techniques. - 5.2.1 Sample Treatment. - 5.2.1.1 Hard-Rock Samples. - 5.2.1.2 Soft-Rock Samples. - 5.2.2 Radioactivity Measurements: Decay Counting Methods. - 5.2.2.1 Gas-Filled Proportional and Geiger-Müller Counters. - 5.2.2.2 Scintillation Counters. - 5.2.2.3 Semiconductor Detectors. - 5.2.3 Measurement of Stable and Long-Lived Isotopes: Atom Counting Methods. - 5.2.3.1 Mass Spectrometry (MS). - 5.2.3.2 Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS). - 5.2.3.3 Resonance-Ionization Spectrometry (RIS). - 5.2.4 Other Analytical Techniques. - 5.2.4.1 Isotope Dilution Analysis (ID). - 5.2.4.2 Neutron Activation Analysis (NAA). - 5.2.4.3 Flame Photometry, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AA) and Inductive Coupled Plasma Analysis (ICP). - 5.2.4.4 Ion-Microprobe (IMP) and Laser Microprobe Mass Analysis (LAMMA). - 5.2.4.5 X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis (XRF) . - 6 Radiometric Dating Methods. - 6.1 Parent/Daughter Isotope Ratios as a Geochronometer. - 6.1.1 Potassium/Argon (40K/40Ar) Method. - 6.1.1.1 Conventional Potassium/Argon (40K/40Ar) Method. - 6.1.1.2 Argon/Argon (39Ar/40Ar) Method. - 6.1.2 Potassium/Calcium (40K/40Ca) Method. - 6.1.3 Rubidium/Strontium (87Rb/87Sr) Method. - 6.1.4 Lanthanum/Cerium (138La/138Ce) Method. - 6.1.5 Lanthanum/Barium (138La/138Ba) Method. - 6.1.6 Samarium/Neodymium (147Sm/143Nd) Method. - 6.1.7 Lutetium/Hafnium (176Lu/176Hf) Method. - 6.1.8 Rhenium/Osmium (187Re/187Os) Method. - 6.1.9 Uranium/Thorium/Lead Methods (238U/206Pb, 235U/207Pb and 232Th/208Pb Methods). - 6.1.10 Common Lead Method. - 6.1.11 Lead/Lead (207Pb/206Pb) Method. - 6.1.12 Chemical Lead Method. - 6.1.13 Lead/Alpha Method (Larsen Method). - 6.1.14 Krypton/Krypton (Krsf/Krn) Method. - 6.1.15 Xenon Methods. - 6.1.15.1 Uranium/Xenon (U/Xesf) Method. - 6.1.15.2 Xenon/Xenon (Xesf/Xen) Method. - 6.2 Dating with Cosmogenic Radionuclides. - 6.2.1 Radiocarbon (14C) Method. - 6.2.2 Tritium (3H) Methods. - 6.2.2.1 Classical Tritium (3H) Method. - 6.2.2.2 Tritium/Helium-3 (3H/3He) and Helium-3 (3He)Methods. - 6.2.3 Beryllium-10 (10Be) Method. - 6.2.4 Sodium-22 (22Na) Method. - 6.2.5 Aluminium-26 (26Al) Method. - 6.2.6 Silicon-32 (32Si) Method. - 6.2.7 Chlorine-36 (36Cl) Method. - 6.2.8 Argon-39 (39Ar) Method. - 6.2.9 Calcium-41 (41Ca) Method. - 6.2.10 Manganese-53 (53Mn) Method. - 6.2.11 Krypton-81 (81Kr) Method. - 6.2.12 Iodine-129 (129I) Method. - 6.2.13 Aluminium-26/Beryllium-10 (26Al/10Be) Method. - 6.2.14 Beryllium-10/Chlorine-36 (10Be/36Cl) Method. - 6.3 Dating Based on Radioactive Disequilibrium of the Uranium, Thorium, and Protactinium Decay Series: The Uranium/Thorium/Protactinium Methods. - 6.3.1 230Th/234U Method. - 6.3.2 231Pa/235U Method. - 6.3.3 231Pa/230Th Method. - 6.3.4 234U/238U Method. - 6.3.5 230Th-excess Method. - 6.3.6 231Pa-excess Method. - 6.3.7 230Th-excess/232Th or 230Th/238U Method. - 6.3.8 231Pa-excess/23Th-excess Method. - 6.3.9 234Th-excess Method. - 6.3.10 228Th-excess/232Th Method. - 6.3.11 Dating Methods Based on Supported 226Ra and Unsupported 226Ra. - 6.3.12 224Ra and 228Ra Methods. - 6.3.13 210Pb Method. - 6.3.14 Uranium/Helium (U/He) Method. - 6.3.15 Radium/Radon Method. - 6.4 Age Determination Using Radiation Damage. - 6.4.1 Thermoluminescence (TL) Method. - 6.4.2 Optical Dating (OSL) Method. - 6.4.3 Electron Spin Resonance (ESR or EPR) Method. - 6.4.4 Exo-Electron Method (TSEE Method). - 6.4.5 Thermally Stimulated Current (TSC) Method. - 6.4.6 Differential Thermoanalysis (DTA). - 6.4.7 Fission Track Method (FT Method). - 6.4.8 Alpha-Recoil Track Method. - 6.4.9 Age Determination Using Pleochroic Haloes. - 6.5 Dating Meteorites and Lunar Rocks. - 6.5.1 Introduction. - 6.5.2 Sample Preparation and Measurement. - 6.5.3 Formation Interval. - 6.5.4 Solidification Ages. - 6.5.5 Gas Retention Ages. - 6.5.6 Cosmic Ray Exposure Ages. - 6.5.7 Terrestrial Ages of Meteorites. - 7 Chronostratigraphic Methods Using Global Time Markers. - 7.1 Paleomagnetic Dating Methods. - 7.2 Chronostratigraphic Time-Scale Using [Delta] 18O Values. - 7.3 Chronostratigraphic Time-Scale Using [Delta] 34S and [Delta] 13C Values and 87Sr/86Sr Ratios. - 7.4 Artificial Radionuclides as Time Markers. - 7.5 Geochemical Time Markers. - 7.6 Chemical Pollution as Time Markers. - 8 Chemical Dating Methods. - 8.1 Amino-Acid Racemization Method (AAR). - 8.2 Amino-Acid Degradation Method. - 8.3 Dating of Bones Using the Nitrogen or Collagen Content. - 8.4 Chemical Electron-Spin-Resonance (ESR) Dating. - 8.5 Molecular (Protein and DNA) Clocks. - 8.6 Obsidian Hydration Method. - 8.7 Dating of Man-Made Glass. - 8.8 Calcium Diffusion and Cation-Ratio Methods. - 8.9 Dating of Bones Using the Fluorine or Uranium Content. - 9 Phanerozoic Time-Scale. - 9.1 Objectives and History of Geochronolgy. - 9.2 Geological Time-Scales. - 9.3 The Future. - 10 Literature. - 10.1 Journals that Frequently Publish Geochronological Papers. - 10.2 Geochronology Textbooks. - 10.3 References. - Acknowledgments. - Appendix A: Geochronology Glossary. - Appendix B: Radioactive and Stable Isotopes in Geochronology. - Appendix C: List of Addresses. - Subject Index. - Foldout Table: Dating Methods, Ranges, and Materials.