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High-Precision Radiocarbon Age Calibration for Terrestrial and Marine Samples

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Minze Stuiver ,
Paula J. Reimer  and
Thomas F. Braziunas
Minze Stuiver
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences and Quaternary Research Center, Box 351360, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Paula J. Reimer
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences and Quaternary Research Center, Box 351360, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
Thomas F. Braziunas
Affiliation:
Department of Geological Sciences and Quaternary Research Center, Box 351360, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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Single-year and decadal radiocarbon tree-ring ages are tabulated and discussed in terms of 14C age calibration. The single-year data form the basis of a detailed 14C age calibration curve for the cal ad 1510–1954 interval (“cal” denotes calibrated). The Seattle decadal data set (back to 11,617 cal BP, with 0 BP = ad 1950) is a component of the integrated decadal INTCAL98 14C age curve (Stuiver et al. 1998). Atmospheric 14C ages can be transformed into 14C ages of the global ocean using a carbon reservoir model. INTCAL98 14C ages, used for these calculations, yield global ocean 14C ages differing slightly from previously published ones (Stuiver and Braziunas 1993b). We include discussions of offsets, error multipliers, regional 14C age differences and marine 14C age response to oceanic and atmospheric forcing.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 40 , Issue 3: INTCAL 98: CALIBRATION ISSUE , 1998 , pp. 1127 - 1151
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