This volume provides an overview of (1) the physical and chemical foundations of dating methods and (2) the applications of dating methods in the geological sciences, biology, and archaeology, in almost 200 articles from over 200 international authors. It will serve as the most comprehensive treatise on widely accepted dating methods in the earth sciences and related fields. No other volume has a similar scope, in terms of methods and applications and particularly time range. Dating methods are used to determine the timing and rate of various processes, such as sedimentation (terrestrial and marine), tectonics, volcanism, geomorphological change, cooling rates, crystallization, fluid flow, glaciation, climate change and evolution. The volume includes applications in terrestrial and extraterrestrial settings, the burgeoning field of molecular-clock dating and topics in the intersection of earth sciences with forensics. The content covers a broad range of techniques and applications.All major accepted dating techniques are included, as well as all major datable materials.

Encyclopedia of Scientific Dating Methods wins GSIS Mary B. Ansari Best 2016 Reference Work Award

The Encyclopedia of Scientific Dating Methods has been selected to receive the 2016 GSIS Mary B. Ansari Best Reference Work Award. J.W. Jack Rink and Jeroen W. Thompson are the editors of this reference work published by Springer in 2015.

The Geoscience Information Society has presented the GSIS Mary B. Ansari Best Reference Work Award annually since 1988. The award honors an outstanding reference work published in the field of geoscience information during the previous three years.