People | Researcher
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Nathaniel
Lifton
Research Scientist,
Geochronology, Geochemistry |
My research interests focus on developing
methods for using in situ cosmogenic nuclides (CNs) to derive surface
exposure ages and/or erosion rates for process-oriented geomorphic studies.
I have developed reliable methods for extracting in situ cosmogenic 14C
(in situ 14C) from quartz, and continue to advance those techniques.
Recently, I have been using in situ 14C to calibrate variations of in
situ CN production rates with altitude and latitude. As an outgrowth
of that work, I am also investigating the effects of millennial-scale
geomagnetic variability on CN production rates in time and space. I am
also applying in situ 14C in concert with long-lived CNs such as 10Be,
26Al, and 36Cl to investigate complex exposure scenarios, particularly
involving glacial advance and retreat.
Recent CV
Office: Gould-Simpson,
311
Phone: 520-626-3251
Lab:Gould-Simpson,
123A
Phone: 520-626-8053
Fax:
520-621-2672
Email: lifton@email.arizona.edu
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