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https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-449-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gchron-6-449-2024
Research article
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05 Aug 2024
Research article |  | 05 Aug 2024

Revising chronological uncertainties in marine archives using global anthropogenic signals: a case study on the oceanic 13C Suess effect

Nil Irvalı, Ulysses S. Ninnemann, Are Olsen, Neil L. Rose, David J. R. Thornalley, Tor L. Mjell, and François Counillon

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Marine sediments are excellent archives for reconstructing past changes in climate and ocean circulation. Yet, dating uncertainties, particularly during the 20th century, pose major challenges. Here we propose a novel chronostratigraphic approach that uses anthropogenic signals, such as the oceanic 13C Suess effect and spheroidal carbonaceous fly-ash particles, to reduce age model uncertainties in high-resolution marine archives over the 20th century. 
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