Soil dates using radiocarbon in profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada

This dataset consists of soil dates determined using radiocarbon in profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada. Depth-specific soil core samples were dated using radiocarbon. Soil cores were sampled during early summer in 2013 and 2014. Each year soil cores were sampled from a peatland plateau, th...

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Main Authors: Estop-Aragones, C., Fisher, J.P., Cooper, M.A., Thierry, A., Treharne, R., Murton, J.B., Phoenix, G.K., Charman, D.J., Williams, M., Hartley, I.P.
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 2016
Subjects:
Soil radiocarbon
Peatland plateau
Thawing peatland
Burnt permafrost
Canada
Yukon
Northwest Territories
permafrost
Subarctic
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/fe17ac3b-9a26-48ec-aadd-a3e806f9b5f5
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/fe17ac3b-9a26-48ec-aadd-a3e806f9b5f5
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Summary:This dataset consists of soil dates determined using radiocarbon in profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada. Depth-specific soil core samples were dated using radiocarbon. Soil cores were sampled during early summer in 2013 and 2014. Each year soil cores were sampled from a peatland plateau, thawing features of the peatland plateau, unburnt and burnt black spruce forests, and additional sites in Yukon and Northwest Territories. : Plant macrofossils were identified from the bulk soil using a microscope and picked for radiocarbon analysis. Samples were sent to the NERC Radiocarbon Facility in East Kilbride (UK) where they were analysed and given a publication code. Values of radiocarbon enrichment are expressed in percent modern carbon. Ages are reported as conventional radiocarbon age with years BP (before present, where present is defined as AD 1950).

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