Zapf, Alexander; Nesje, A.; Szidat, Sönke; Wacker, L.; Schwikowski, Margit (2013). C-14 Measurements of Ice Samples from the Juvfonne Ice Tunnel, Jotunheimen, Southern Norway-Validation of a C-14 Dating Technique for Glacier Ice. Radiocarbon, 55(2-3), pp. 571-578. Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona 10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16320
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Establishing precise age-depth relationships of high-alpine ice cores is essential in order to deduce conclusive paleoclimatic information from these archives. Radiocarbon dating of carbonaceous aerosol particles incorporated in such glaciers is a promising tool to gain absolute ages, especially from the deepest parts where conventional methods are commonly inapplicable. In this study, we present a new validation for a published C-14 dating method for ice cores. Previously C-14-dated horizons of organic material from the Juvfonne ice patch in central southern Norway (61.676 degrees N, 8.354 degrees E) were used as reference dates for adjacent ice layers, which were C-14 dated based on their particulate organic carbon (POC) fraction. Multiple measurements were carried out on 3 sampling locations within the ice patch featuring modern to multimillennial ice. The ages obtained from the analyzed samples were in agreement with the given age estimates. In addition to previous validation work, this independent verification gives further confidence that the investigated method provides the actual age of the ice.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
10 Strategic Research Centers > Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) 08 Faculty of Science > Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (DCBP) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Szidat, Sönke, Schwikowski, Margit |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 540 Chemistry |
ISSN: |
0033-8222 |
Publisher: |
Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Brigitte Oggier |
Date Deposited: |
31 Mar 2014 17:28 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:31 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.2458/azu_js_rc.55.16320 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
organic carbon, ice core dating |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.47133 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/47133 |
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