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The 1953–1965 rise in Atmospheric bomb 14C in Central Norway

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 September 2019

Helene Svarva Open the ORCID record for Helene Svarva [Opens in a new window] ,
Pieter Grootes ,
Martin Seiler Open the ORCID record for Martin Seiler [Opens in a new window] ,
Sølvi Stene ,
Terje Thun ,
Einar Værnes  and
Marie-Josée Nadeau
Helene Svarva*
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum – The National Laboratory for Age Determination, Sem Sælands vei 5, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Pieter Grootes
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum – The National Laboratory for Age Determination, Sem Sælands vei 5, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Martin Seiler
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum – The National Laboratory for Age Determination, Sem Sælands vei 5, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Sølvi Stene
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum – The National Laboratory for Age Determination, Sem Sælands vei 5, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Terje Thun
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum – The National Laboratory for Age Determination, Sem Sælands vei 5, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Einar Værnes
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum – The National Laboratory for Age Determination, Sem Sælands vei 5, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
Marie-Josée Nadeau
Affiliation:
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU University Museum – The National Laboratory for Age Determination, Sem Sælands vei 5, 7491 Trondheim, Norway
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*Corresponding author. Email: helene.svarva@ntnu.no.
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Abstract

Sub-annual measurements, eight increments per year, of cellulose in a Scots pine tree growing in central Norway are presented as a proxy for tropospheric 14CO2 at biweekly to monthly resolution. The results are validated by comparison to direct atmospheric measurements in the years 1959–1965, and a new dataset is obtained for 1953–1958. In this period, our cellulose measurements deviate from the Bomb 13 NH1 calibration curve, which is derived from single-year measurements of tree rings. This is due to seasonal cycles in tropospheric radiocarbon (14C) concentrations, caused by the first series of atmospheric nuclear weapons tests.

Keywords

AMSbomb spikeradiocarbonsub-annual measurementstree rings
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Radiocarbon , Volume 61 , Issue 6: Radiocarbon 2018 Conference Proceedings Trondheim, Norway, June 17–22, 2018 Part 2 of 2 , December 2019 , pp. 1765 - 1774
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Selected Papers from the 23rd International Radiocarbon Conference, Trondheim, Norway, 17–22 June, 2018

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