Radiocarbon dating of flood events, Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory, Australia

Research Article| May 01, 1985 Radiocarbon dating of flood events, Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory, Australia Victor R. Baker; Victor R. Baker 1Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar G. Pickup; G. Pickup 2CSIRO, Central Australian Laboratory, P.O. Box 2111, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia 5750 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Henry A. Polach Henry A. Polach 3Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory, Australian National University, P.O. Box 4, Canberra, Australian Cap tal Territory, Australia 2600 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Geology (1985) 13 (5): 344–347. https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1985)13<344:RDOFEK>2.0.CO;2 Article history first online: 01 Jun 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Victor R. Baker, G. Pickup, Henry A. Polach; Radiocarbon dating of flood events, Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory, Australia. Geology 1985;; 13 (5): 344–347. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(1985)13<344:RDOFEK>2.0.CO;2 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Radiocarbon analyses of organic materials provide accurate dating of flood events in the Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory, Australia. Selected flood events in the period 1955–1980 can be very precisely dated, essentially to the calendar year, through the use of curves showing the time variation of anomalously high 14C activity in the troposphere that was generated by nuclear testing. Conventional radiocarbon analysis of alluvial charcoal and organic litter is used to establish dates for the largest Katherine River floods of the past several centuries. The improved geochronologic techniques demonstrated here will help improve paleoflood hydrologic interpretations. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.