Development of an improved ramped pyrolysis method for radiocarbon dating and application to Antarctic sediments

• Main Author: Reeve, Simon
• Format: Thesis
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Sedimentology; Geology not elsewhere classified; pyrolysis; radiocarbon; sediment; Antarctic; School: School of Geography; Environment and Earth Sciences; Unit: Antarctic Research Centre; 040310 Sedimentology; 040399 Geology not elsewhere classified; 960306 Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Environments (excl. Social Impacts); Degree Discipline: Geology; Degree Level: Masters; Degree Name: Master of Science; Rafter; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.26686/wgtn.17145815.v1; https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Development_of_an_improved_ramped_pyrolysis_method_for_radiocarbon_dating_and_application_to_Antarctic_sediments/17145815

Archives of the retreat history of the Antarctic Ice Sheet since the Last Glacial Maximum (~20,000 years ago) are preserved in marine sediment cores from around the margins of Antarctica, but accurate dating methods remain elusive in many areas. Radiocarbon dating of key lithofacies transitions indi...