INTCAL98 Radiocarbon Age Calibration, 24,000–0 cal BP
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The focus of this paper is the conversion of radiocarbon ages to calibrated (cal) ages for the interval 24,000–0 cal BP (Before Present, 0 cal BP = AD 1950), based upon a sample set of dendrochronologically dated tree rings, uranium-thorium dated corals, and varve-counted marine sediment. The 14 C age–cal age information, produced by many laboratories, is converted to Δ 14 C profiles and calibration curves, for the atmosphere as well as the oceans. We discuss offsets in measured l4 C ages and the errors therein, regional 14 C age differences, tree–coral 14 C age comparisons and the time dependence of marine reservoir ages, and evaluate decadal vs. single-year 14 C results. Changes in oceanic deepwater circulation, especially for the 16,000–11,000 cal BP interval, are reflected in the Δ 14 C values of INTCAL98.
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- Authors
- Stuiver, M., Reimer, P. J., Bard, E., Beck, J. W., Burr, G. S., Hughen, K. A., Kromer, B., McCormac, G., Van Der Plicht, J., & Spurk, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- University of Arizona (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (DE)
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- University of Hohenheim (DE)
- Venue
- Radiocarbon
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1998
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 1041-1083
- ISSN
- 0033-8222 (ISSN-L)
- 1945-5755
- OpenAlex
- W1927648166
- Cited by
- 4,421
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 172.57
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Radiocarbon (publishedVersion)
- UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona) (acceptedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (9310121, 9512334, 9508413, 8904987, 9501580, 9500647, 9406183, 9503256, 9521058, 8922114, 9402693)
- U.S. Department of Energy (W-7405, -7405-ENG-48, W‐7405‐ENG‐48)
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (W-7405-ENG-48)
- European Commission
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Natural Environment Research Council
- 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 › Atmospheric Science › Tree-ring climate responses
- Keywords
- radiocarbon calibration, tree-ring chronology, varve counting, marine sediment, marine reservoir age, Holocene, Last Glacial Maximum
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