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A DATABASE OF NERC RADIOCARBON MEASUREMENTS DETERMINED BY ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2023

M H Garnett Open the ORCID record for M H Garnett [Opens in a new window] ,
C L Bryant ,
S P H T Freeman ,
P Gulliver  and
P L Ascough Open the ORCID record for P L Ascough [Opens in a new window]
M H Garnett*
Affiliation:
Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, NEIF Radiocarbon Laboratory, East Kilbride, UK
C L Bryant
Affiliation:
Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, NEIF Radiocarbon Laboratory, East Kilbride, UK
S P H T Freeman
Affiliation:
Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, AMS Laboratory, East Kilbride, UK
P Gulliver
Affiliation:
Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, NEIF Radiocarbon Laboratory, East Kilbride, UK Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, AMS Laboratory, East Kilbride, UK
P L Ascough
Affiliation:
Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, NEIF Radiocarbon Laboratory, East Kilbride, UK
*
*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Radiocarbon (14C) measurements undertaken by the NERC Radiocarbon Laboratory using accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) are now freely available on a new online database. The data presented covers measurement of the wide range of sample types that are processed for research projects in the fields of Earth and environmental science, supported by the United Kingdom’s Natural Environment Research Council. Sample types within the database include organic remains, soils, sediments, carbonates, dissolved organic and inorganic carbon, and carbon dioxide. Currently, the database contains 14C data for over 2400 individual samples that were measured and reported between 2005 and 2013, but it is envisaged that this will expand considerably as more data are made available. Contextual information such as sampling location and associated publications are provided where available, and searches can be performed on sample location, sample type, project number, and publication code. This new database compliments an existing, publicly available database of measurements performed using radiometric methods by the laboratory which has recently been expanded to present over 2000 measurements. It is hoped that this archive will prove useful to workers in the community who would benefit from greater availability of measurements for particular locations or sample types, and for the purposes of performing meta-analyses, and/or synthesis of larger datasets.

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AMSdatabaseNEIFNERCradiocarbon
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Radiocarbon , Volume 66 , Issue 5: 24th Radiocarbon and 10th 14C & Archaeology, Zurich, Sept. 11–16, 2022 Proceedings Part 1 of 2 , October 2024 , pp. 1105 - 1108
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press for the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona

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Selected Papers from the 24th Radiocarbon and 10th Radiocarbon & Archaeology International Conferences, Zurich, Switzerland, 11–16 Sept. 2022

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