RADIOCARBON MEASUREMENTS ON SUBMERGED FOREST FLOATING CHRONOLOGIES

被引:5
作者
CAMPBELL, JA [1 ]
BAXTER, MS [1 ]
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[1] UNIV GLASGOW,DEPT CHEM,GLASGOW G12 8QQ,SCOTLAND
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10.1038/278409a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The submerged forests along the west coast of England and Wales provide a unique source of wood for radiocarbon/dendrochronological studies. We report 14C age determinations on sequential growth increments from three 'floating' chronologies. A sampling frequency of ~10 samples per century was used. Fluctuations in atmospheric14C levels of 2-3% over several decades can occur, these variations being superimposed on a smoothly changing trend. © 1979 Nature Publishing Group.
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