sediment core

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sediment
noun
uk
/ˈsed.ɪ.mənt/us
/ˈsed.ə.mənt/
a soft substance that is like a wet powder and consists of very small pieces of a solid material that have fallen to the bottom of ...
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core
adjective
uk
/kɔːr/us
/kɔːr/
most important or ...
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(Definition ofsedimentandcorefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The number of viable seeds persedimentcorewas quantified.
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The new proxy used in thissedimentcoreobtained both a continental and a sea surface temperature record.
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Preliminary results show that the upper 8.5 msedimentcorecontains records of two interglacial periods.
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However, a shortcoming is associated with precisely dating lake sediment cores.
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The sediment cores were sub-sampled at various depths and analysed for chemical, isotopic and mineralogical content.
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Sediment cores should also contain remains of terrestrial organic matter throughout to provide a reliable radiocarbon chronology.
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Sediment cores contain an archive of environmental changes that occurred within the lake and its surrounding watershed.
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Gypsum can be measured two ways in sediment cores.
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It is useful in dating ocean sediment cores and subaerially erupted volcanics.
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Moreover, geochemical analysis of sediment cores has allowed for the reconstruction of the environmental history (e.g. human impact, pollution, etc.) of the area.
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It is known from both the fossil record and deep sea sediment cores.
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In sampling sediment cores around cables and in areas removed from cables, there were few statistically significant differences in organism diversity or abundance.
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The main task of the expedition was to take up to 20 m long sediment cores from the ocean floor.
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Despite the difficulties, analysis of ice core and ocean sediment cores has shown periods of glacials and interglacials over the past few million years.
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Sediment cores from the lake's bottom were studied to support or reject this hypothesis.
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Sediment cores from the lakes have been studied and provide a record of the climate of the last 600 years.
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Recently, ice cores and ocean sediment cores provide more quantitative and accurately dated evidence for temperatures and total ice volumes.
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Moreover, geochemical analysis of sediment cores has allowed for the reconstruction of the pollution history of the area.
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