Measurements of 14C in ancient ice from Taylor Glacier, Antarctica constrain in situ cosmogenic 14CH4 and 14CO production rates

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 177, Issue , 2016, Pages 62-77

  Petrenko, Vasilii V ^a   Severinghaus, Jeffrey P ^b   Schaefer, Hinrich ^c   Smith, Andrew M ^d   Kuhl, Tanner ^e   Baggenstos, Daniel ^b   Hua, Quan ^d   Brook, Edward J ^f   Rose, Paul ^g   Kulin, Robb ^e   Bauska, Thomas ^f   Harth, Christina ^b   Buizert, Christo ^f   Orsi, Anais ^b,h   Emanuele, Guy ^b   Lee, James E ^f   Brailsford, Gordon ^c   Keeling, Ralph ^b   Weiss, Ray F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY   (United States)

^h LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBON MONOXIDE; GLACIER DYNAMICS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METHANE;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; TAYLOR GLACIER;

EID: 84957309123     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2016.01.004     Document Type: Article

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