Marine Reservoir Corrections: St. Helena, South Atlantic Ocean

• Published in: Radiocarbon
• Main Authors: Lewis, Colin A, Reimer, Paula J, Reimer, Ron W
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2008
• Subjects: South Atlantic Ocean
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200033579; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0033822200033579

We present the first marine reservoir age and δR determination for the island of St. Helena using marine mollusk radiocarbon dates obtained from an historical context of known age. This represents the first marine reservoir age and δR determination in the southern Atlantic Ocean within thousands of...