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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 461-463 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Radiocarbon |
| Volume | 43 (2A) |
| Issue number | 2 PART I |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
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A marine reservoir correction database and on-line interface. / Reimer, Paula; Reimer, Ron.
In: Radiocarbon, Vol. 43 (2A), No. 2 PART I, 2001, p. 461-463.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - A marine reservoir correction database and on-line interface
AU - Reimer, Paula
AU - Reimer, Ron
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Calibration is essential for interpretation of radiocarbon dates, especially when the 14C dates are compared to historical or climatic records with a different chronological basis. 14C ages of samples from the marine environment, such as shells or fish bones, or samples with a marine component, such as human bone in coastal regions, require an additional consideration because of the reservoir age of the ocean. While the pre-industrial global mean reservoir correction, R(t), is about 400 years, local variations (?R) can be several hundred years or more. ?R compilations on a global scale have been undertaken previously (Stuiver et al. 1986; Stuiver and Braziunas 1993), but have not been updated recently. Here we describe an on-line reservoir correction database accessed via mapping software. Rather than publishing a static ?R compilation, new data will be incorporated when it becomes available. The on-line marine reservoir correction database can be accessed at the website http://www.calib.org/.
AB - Calibration is essential for interpretation of radiocarbon dates, especially when the 14C dates are compared to historical or climatic records with a different chronological basis. 14C ages of samples from the marine environment, such as shells or fish bones, or samples with a marine component, such as human bone in coastal regions, require an additional consideration because of the reservoir age of the ocean. While the pre-industrial global mean reservoir correction, R(t), is about 400 years, local variations (?R) can be several hundred years or more. ?R compilations on a global scale have been undertaken previously (Stuiver et al. 1986; Stuiver and Braziunas 1993), but have not been updated recently. Here we describe an on-line reservoir correction database accessed via mapping software. Rather than publishing a static ?R compilation, new data will be incorporated when it becomes available. The on-line marine reservoir correction database can be accessed at the website http://www.calib.org/.
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M3 - Article
VL - 43 (2A)
SP - 461
EP - 463
JO - Radiocarbon
JF - Radiocarbon
SN - 0033-8222
IS - 2 PART I
ER -