A Novel Approach for Developing High-Resolution Sub-Fossil Peat Chronologies with 14C Dating
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2004-01-01Keywords
absolute ageaccelerator mass spectroscopy
C 13 C 12
C 14
calibration
carbon
Cenozoic
chronology
Collier County Florida
coresdateserrorsFakahatchee Strand Preserve State ParkFloridagraphiteHoloceneisotope ratiosisotopesmass spectroscopynative elementspeatQuaternaryradioactive isotopessedimentsspectroscopystable isotopesUnited Stateswetlands
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Donders, T. H., Wagner, F., van der Borg, K., De Jong, A. F. M., & Visscher, H. (2004). A novel approach for developing high-resolution sub-fossil peat chronologies with 14C dating. Radiocarbon, 46(1), 455-463.Journal
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From the 18th International Radiocarbon Conference held in Wellington, New Zealand, September 1-5, 2003.Additional Links
http://radiocarbon.webhost.uits.arizona.edu/Abstract
Sub-fossil sections from a Florida wetland were accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) dated and the sedimentological conditions were determined. 14C data were calibrated using a combined wiggle-match and 14C bomb-pulse approach. Repeatable results were obtained providing accurate peat chronologies for the last 130 calendar yr. Assessment of the different errors involved led to age models with 3-5 yr precision. This allows direct calibration of paleoenvironmental proxies with meteorological data. The time frame in which 14C dating is commonly applied can possibly be extended to include the 20th century.Type
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