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单词 tephrochronology
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Definition of tephrochronology in English:

tephrochronology

noun ˌtɛfrə(ʊ)krəˈnɒlədʒi
mass nounGeology
  • The dating of volcanic eruptions and other events by studying layers of tephra.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To introduce students to tephrochronology as a means of correlating marine, ice and terrestrial proxy records of palaeoenvironmental change.
    • These deposits are important because they permit both increased dating resolution in areas close to volcanoes and the use of tephrochronology over very long distances.

Derivatives

  • tephrochronological

  • adjective
    Geology
    • A preliminary tephrochronological investigation was conducted around mid to late Holocene archaeological sites on the coast of eleven islands of the Kuril Islands.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The level of accuracy and precision obtained during this study is quite acceptable in tephrochronological studies and provides us with the confidence to proceed to the analysis of single glass shards by using a modified, small spot laser ablation system.
      • The prize shall be awarded to the author or co-authors of the most meritorious contribution to tephrochronological research in the New Zealand region published in the previous 3 years.
      • The tephrochronological record of Monticchio is ideal for linking both terrestrial and marine sequences of the Eastern Mediterranean.
 
 
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