The 14C Age of the Icelandic Vedde Ash: Implications for Younger Dryas Marine Reservoir Age Corrections

Abstract

Increased marine 14 C reservoir ages from the surface water of the North Atlantic are documented for the Younger Dryas period. We use terrestrial and marine AMS 14 C dates from the time of deposition of the Icelandic Vedde Ash to examine the marine 14 C reservoir age. This changed from its modem North Atlantic value of ca. 400 yr to ca. 700 yr during the Younger Dryas climatic event. The increased marine reservoir age has implications for both comparing climatic time series dated by 14 C and understanding palaeoceanographic changes that generated the increase.

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Younger DryasGeologyOceanographyIcelandicRadiocarbon datingDeposition (geology)Period (music)Climate changePhysical geographyPaleontologyGeographySediment

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Year: 1995
Type: article
Volume: 37
Issue: 1
Pages: 53-62
Citations: 179
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                                    William E. N. Austin, 
                                
                                    Édouard Bard, 
                                
                                    John B. Hunt
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1995). 
                            The <sup>14</sup>C Age of the Icelandic Vedde Ash: Implications for Younger Dryas Marine Reservoir Age Corrections. 
                            Radiocarbon
                            , 37
                            (1)
                            , 53-62.
                            https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033822200014788
                        

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DOI: 10.1017/s0033822200014788

The <sup>14</sup>C Age of the Icelandic Vedde Ash: Implications for Younger Dryas Marine Reservoir Age Corrections