North Atlantic marine 14C reservoir effects: Implications for late-Holocene chronological studies

Quaternary Geochronology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-180

  Ascough, P L ^a   Cook, G T ^a   Dugmore, A J ^b  

^a SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Holocene; Marine Reservoir; North Atlantic; Radiocarbon

Indexed keywords

CHRONOLOGY; HOLOCENE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; RECONSTRUCTION; RESERVOIR;

ATLANTIC COAST [EUROPE]; ATLANTIC COAST [IRELAND]; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); EURASIA; EUROPE; HEBRIDES; IRELAND; ORKNEY; SCOTLAND; SHETLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 61849132849     PISSN: 18711014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quageo.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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