The 14C Age of the Icelandic Vedde Ash: Implications for Younger Dryas Marine Reservoir Age Corrections
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Increased marine 14 C reservoir ages from the surface water of the North Atlantic are documented for the Younger Dryas period. We use terrestrial and marine AMS 14 C dates from the time of deposition of the Icelandic Vedde Ash to examine the marine 14 C reservoir age. This changed from its modem North Atlantic value of ca. 400 yr to ca. 700 yr during the Younger Dryas climatic event. The increased marine reservoir age has implications for both comparing climatic time series dated by 14 C and understanding palaeoceanographic changes that generated the increase.
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Marine reservoir age changes over time have long been recognized but have been difficult to quantify for many regions due to lack of records with independent timescales.
“Marine reservoir age (MRA) changes over time have long been recognized (e.g. Monge Soares 1993; Bard et al. 1994; Austin et al. 1995; Ingram 1998; Voelker et al. 1998) but have been difficult to quantify for many regions due to the lack of records with independent timescales.”
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- Authors
- Austin, W. E. N., Bard, E., Hunt, J. B., Kroon, D., & Peacock, J. D.
- Affiliations
- University of Edinburgh (GB)
- University of Gloucestershire (GB)
- Venue
- Radiocarbon
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1995
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 53-62
- ISSN
- 0033-8222 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-5755
- OpenAlex
- W1825694432
- Cited by
- 173
- References
- 28
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- FWCI
- 9.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Radiocarbon (publishedVersion)
- UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- Natural Environment Research Council (GST/02/723)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Atmospheric Science › Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine and environmental studies
- Keywords
- Younger Dryas, Vedde Ash, North Atlantic, radiocarbon dating, paleoceanography, climatic time series, last glacial period
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