Temporal and Spatial Variations in Freshwater 14 C Reservoir Effects: Lake Mývatn, Northern Iceland

• Main Authors: Ascough, Philippa L., Cook, G. T., Church, M. J., Dunbar, E., Einarsson, Á., McGovern, Thomas H., Dugmore, A. J., Perdikaris, Sophia, Hastie, H., Friðriksson, A., Gestsdóttir, H.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2010
• Subjects: Anthropology; Biogeochemistry; Biological and Physical Anthropology; Environmental Chemistry; Geography; International and Area Studies; Radiochemistry; Mývatn; Iceland
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/global/29; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/global/article/1028/viewcontent/Perdikaris_2010_RADIOCARBON_Lake_Myvatn.pdf

Lake Mývatn is an interior highland lake in northern Iceland that forms a unique ecosystem of international scientific importance and is surrounded by a landscape rich in archaeological and paleoenvironmental sites. A significant freshwater reservoir effect (FRE) has been identified in carbon from t...