Very little in situ produced radiocarbon retained in accumulating Antarctic ice

Ice samples from Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, were analyzed for 14CO2 and 14CO by accelerator mass spectrometry. Only a small amount (~2%) of in situ produced radiocarbon was detected. The calibrated radiocarbon ages, corrected for in situ produced 14C, are in fair agreement with age estimates ob...

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Main Authors: Kemp, W.J.M. van der, Alderliesten, C., Borg, K. van der, Holmlund, P., Jong, A.F.M. de, Karlöf, L., Lamers, R.A.N., Oerlemans, J., Thomassen, M., Wal, R.S.W. van de
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2000
Subjects:
Natuur- en Sterrenkunde
In situ 14C production
Radiocarbon dating
Ice
AMS
Antarctica
Antarctic
Dronning Maud Land
Antarc*
Online Access:https://dspace.library.uu.nl/handle/1874/21431
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Summary:Ice samples from Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica, were analyzed for 14CO2 and 14CO by accelerator mass spectrometry. Only a small amount (~2%) of in situ produced radiocarbon was detected. The calibrated radiocarbon ages, corrected for in situ produced 14C, are in fair agreement with age estimates obtained from stratigraphical methods added to a gas inclusion model. The ages of the entrapped air range from recent to ca. 1200 AD.

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