Deglacial reservoir age and implications, Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island
Abstract Marine reservoir age is reported for Foxe Basin, Canada, during deglaciation of the Laurentide Ice Sheet. Radiocarbon ( 14 C) measurements were made on pairs of contemporaneous molluscs and Salix (willow) macrofossils, yielding a mean marine reservoir age of 985 ± 10 14 C a. Mean regional Δ...
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crwiley:10.1002/jqs.1419 2024-06-02T08:02:18+00:00 Deglacial reservoir age and implications, Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island Vickers, Kayla J. Ward, Brent C. Utting, Daniel J. Telka, Alice M. 2010 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1419 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fjqs.1419 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jqs.1419 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Quaternary Science volume 25, issue 8, page 1338-1346 ISSN 0267-8179 1099-1417 journal-article 2010 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1419 2024-05-03T11:59:31Z Abstract Marine reservoir age is reported for Foxe Basin, Canada, during deglaciation of the Laurentide Ice Sheet. Radiocarbon ( 14 C) measurements were made on pairs of contemporaneous molluscs and Salix (willow) macrofossils, yielding a mean marine reservoir age of 985 ± 10 14 C a. Mean regional Δ R is calculated to be 615 ± 20 14 C a relative to a mean global reservoir age of ca. 400 14 C a. Previous studies in the Canadian Arctic that have been conducted on modern pre‐bomb molluscs give Δ R values of ca. 100–300 14 C a. The difference between modern and deglacial reservoir ages indicates that Δ R in Foxe Basin has changed over time, which has implications for the reconstruction of past events based on marine 14 C dates. We recalculate the timing of deglaciation of Hudson Strait with this new reservoir age and relate this to the 8.2 cal. ka event. We recommend that local Δ R be determined for the time period being examined whenever possible, and that in cases where this is impossible a Δ R value of 615 14 C a be applied when calibrating marine samples from Foxe Basin and vicinity during deglaciation. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Baffin Island Baffin Foxe Basin Foxe Peninsula Hudson Strait Ice Sheet Wiley Online Library Arctic Baffin Island Canada Foxe Basin ENVELOPE(-77.918,-77.918,65.931,65.931) Foxe Peninsula ENVELOPE(-75.998,-75.998,65.001,65.001) Hudson Hudson Strait ENVELOPE(-70.000,-70.000,62.000,62.000) Journal of Quaternary Science 25 8 1338 1346 |
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Abstract Marine reservoir age is reported for Foxe Basin, Canada, during deglaciation of the Laurentide Ice Sheet. Radiocarbon ( 14 C) measurements were made on pairs of contemporaneous molluscs and Salix (willow) macrofossils, yielding a mean marine reservoir age of 985 ± 10 14 C a. Mean regional Δ R is calculated to be 615 ± 20 14 C a relative to a mean global reservoir age of ca. 400 14 C a. Previous studies in the Canadian Arctic that have been conducted on modern pre‐bomb molluscs give Δ R values of ca. 100–300 14 C a. The difference between modern and deglacial reservoir ages indicates that Δ R in Foxe Basin has changed over time, which has implications for the reconstruction of past events based on marine 14 C dates. We recalculate the timing of deglaciation of Hudson Strait with this new reservoir age and relate this to the 8.2 cal. ka event. We recommend that local Δ R be determined for the time period being examined whenever possible, and that in cases where this is impossible a Δ R value of 615 14 C a be applied when calibrating marine samples from Foxe Basin and vicinity during deglaciation. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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Deglacial reservoir age and implications, Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island |
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Deglacial reservoir age and implications, Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island |
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Deglacial reservoir age and implications, Foxe Peninsula, Baffin Island |
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