Issue Date
1984-01-01Keywords
salinityIndian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
sea water
Pacific Ocean
sampling
Holocene
Cenozoic
Quaternary
geochronology
C 14
carbon
dates
isotopes
radioactive isotopes
carbon dioxide
absolute age
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Nydal, R., Gulliksen, S., Loevseth, K., & Skogseth, F. H. (1984). Bomb 14C in the ocean surface 1966–1981. Radiocarbon, 26(1), 7-45.Publisher
American Journal of ScienceJournal
RadiocarbonAdditional Links
http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/Abstract
Bomb 14C has been used as a tracer for COin ocean surface water to study CO2 exchange between atmosphere and ocean. Using ordinary cargo ships for sampling, we have been able to cover some parts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans for certain periods. A total number of 520 samples from 89 locations were measured during the last 15 years. The data are presented both in tables and graphs. A maximum 14C concentration (Delta-14C) of ca 20% was observed in temperate northern latitudes, and a few per cent lower at southern latitudes. A seasonal trend in the 14C variation, with summer maximum and winter minimum, was observed both in downwelling and upwelling areas.Type
Articletext
Language
enISSN
0033-8222ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1017/S0033822200006421