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Radiocarbon Measurements in South Pacific Ocean Waters in the Vicinity of the Subtropical Convergence Zone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

R. J. Sparks ,
G. W. Drummond ,
G. W. Brailsford ,
D. C. Lowe ,
K. R. Lassey ,
M. R. Manning ,
C. B. Taylor  and
Gavin Wallace
R. J. Sparks
Affiliation:
Nuclear Sciences Group, DSIR Physical Sciences, P. O. Box 31312, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
G. W. Drummond
Affiliation:
Nuclear Sciences Group, DSIR Physical Sciences, P. O. Box 31312, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
G. W. Brailsford
Affiliation:
Nuclear Sciences Group, DSIR Physical Sciences, P. O. Box 31312, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
D. C. Lowe
Affiliation:
Nuclear Sciences Group, DSIR Physical Sciences, P. O. Box 31312, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
K. R. Lassey
Affiliation:
Nuclear Sciences Group, DSIR Physical Sciences, P. O. Box 31312, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
M. R. Manning
Affiliation:
Nuclear Sciences Group, DSIR Physical Sciences, P. O. Box 31312, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
C. B. Taylor
Affiliation:
Nuclear Sciences Group, DSIR Physical Sciences, P. O. Box 31312, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Gavin Wallace
Affiliation:
Nuclear Sciences Group, DSIR Physical Sciences, P. O. Box 31312, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
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Abstract

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Distribution profiles of radiocarbon in dissolved inorganic carbonate have been measured along two transects in the southern Pacific, east of New Zealand. Use of accelerator mass spectrometry, with its small-sample-size capability, made it possible to sample near-surface waters with a depth resolution of a few tens of meters. Sampling of deeper water was guided by salinity and temperature data transmitted by a conductivity-temperature-depth probe. The measurements, taken over the Chatham Rise, show highly structured profiles that can be correlated with known circulation patterns in this region.

Type
III. Global 14C Production and Variation
Information
Radiocarbon , Volume 34 , Issue 3: Proceedings of the 14th International Radiocarbon Conference , 1992 , pp. 727 - 736
Copyright
Copyright © The American Journal of Science 

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