Lotter, André F.; Ammann, Brigitta; Sturm, Michael (1992). Rates of change and chronological problems during the late-glacial period. Climate dynamics, 6(3-4), pp. 233-239. Springer 10.1007/BF00193536
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Results of high-resolution AMS (14)C dating of terrestrial plant macrofossils from late-glacial and early-Holocene lake deposits in Switzerland show three periods with constant radiocarbon ages. These plateaux of constant age occur at 12700, 10000, and 9500 y BP. A comparison of this radiocarbon chronology with a varve chronology documents discrepancies between the sidereal and the radiocarbon time-scale for the late-glacial period. The age-plateaux and the time-scale discrepancies have a significant impact on the estimation of rates of change during this period: estimates of rates of change can be very misleading if calculated on the basis of radiocarbon ages. This is illustrated by an example of estimated rates of late-glacial and early Holocene palynological change in Switzerland.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS) > Palaeoecology 08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Plant Sciences (IPS) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Lotter, André Franz, Ammann, Brigitta |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 580 Plants (Botany) |
ISSN: |
0930-7575 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Peter Alfred von Ballmoos-Haas |
Date Deposited: |
15 Jan 2018 14:01 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:08 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/BF00193536 |
Additional Information: |
Contribution to Clima Locarno — Past and Present Climate Dynamics; Conference September 1990, Swiss Academy of Sciences — National Climate Program |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.106888 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/106888 |
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