@article{fdi:010023289, title = {{A}pplication of in situ-produced cosmogenic 10 {B}e and 26 {A}l to the study of lateritic soil development in tropical forest : theory and examples from {C}ameroon and {G}abon}, author = {{B}raucher, {R}. and {B}ourl{\`e}s, {D}.{L}. and {B}rown, {E}.{T}. and {C}olin, {F}abrice and {M}uller, {J}ean-{P}ierre and {B}raun, {J}ean-{J}acques and {D}elaune, {M}ireille and {E}dou {M}inko, {A}. and {L}escouet, {C}. and {R}aisbeck, {G}.{M}. and {Y}iou, {F}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{D}epth profiles of in situ-produced cosmogenic nuclides, including 10 {B}e ({T}1/2 = 1.5{X}10(exp 6) years) and 26 {A}l ({T}1/2 = 0.73{X}10(exp 6) years), in the upper few meters of the {E}arth's crust may be used to study surficial processes, quantifying denudation and burial rates and elucidating mechanisms involved in landform evolution and soil formations. {I}n this paper, we discuss the fundamentals of the method and apply it to two lateritic sequences located in {A}frican tropical forests. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{ALTERATION} {METEORIQUE} ; {LATERITE} ; {PEDOGENESE} ; {EROSION} ; {FACTEUR} {CLIMATIQUE} ; {GEOMORPHOLOGIE} ; {METHODE} {D}'{ANALYSE} ; {ANALYSE} {ISOTOPIQUE} ; {BERYLIUM} ; {ALUMINIUM} ; {FORET} ; {ETUDE} {REGIONALE} ; {AFRIQUE} ; {CAMEROUN} ; {GABON} ; {GOYOUM} ; {BAKOUDOU}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}hemical {G}eology}, volume = {170}, numero = {1-4}, pages = {95--111}, ISSN = {0009-2541}, year = {2000}, DOI = {10.1016/{S}0009-2541(99)00243-0}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010023289}, }