Bomb radiocarbon chronologies in the Arctic, with implications for the age validation of lake trout ( Salvelinus namaycush) and other Arctic species

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Campana, Steven E, Casselman, John M, Jones, Cynthia M
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2008
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Lake; Northwest Atlantic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f08-012; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f08-012

Radiocarbon generated by atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons (bomb radiocarbon) produced a strong signal with an abrupt onset in the 1950s, which serves as a dated marker for tracing oceanic circulation and confirming age in animals forming growth bands. Here, we report the first prebomb and post...