North Atlantic marine 14 C reservoir effects: implications for late-Holocene chronological studies

We investigated surface ocean–atmosphere 14 C offsets for the later Holocene at eight locations in the eastern North Atlantic. This resulted in 11 new ΔR assessments for the west coast of Ireland, the Outer Hebrides, the north coast of the Scottish mainland, the Orkney Isles and the Shetland Isles o...

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Published in:Quaternary Geochronology
Main Authors: Ascough, P.L., Cook, G.T., Dugmore, A.J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009
Subjects:
GE Environmental Sciences
GC Oceanography
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/4995/
https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/4995/1/4995.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quageo.2008.12.002
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Summary:We investigated surface ocean–atmosphere 14 C offsets for the later Holocene at eight locations in the eastern North Atlantic. This resulted in 11 new ΔR assessments for the west coast of Ireland, the Outer Hebrides, the north coast of the Scottish mainland, the Orkney Isles and the Shetland Isles over the period 1300–500 BP. Assessments were made using a robust Multiple Paired Sample (MPS) approach, which is designed to maximize the accuracy of ΔR determinations. Assessments are placed in context with other available data to enable reconstruction of a realistic picture of surface ocean 14 C activity over the Holocene period within the North Atlantic region.

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