Articles | Volume 2, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-17-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-2-17-2020
Research article
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06 Apr 2020
Research article |  | 06 Apr 2020

Re-evaluating 14C dating accuracy in deep-sea sediment archives

Bryan C. Lougheed, Philippa Ascough, Andrew M. Dolman, Ludvig Löwemark, and Brett Metcalfe

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The current geochronological state of the art for applying the radiocarbon (14C) method to deep-sea sediment archives lacks key information on sediment bioturbation, which could affect palaeoclimate interpretations made from deep-sea sediment. We use a computer model that simulates the 14C activity and bioturbation history of millions of single foraminifera at the sea floor, allowing us to evaluate the current state of the art at the most fundamental level.