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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-843-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-843-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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20 Feb 2023
Research article |
| 20 Feb 2023
| 20 Feb 2023
Using ice core measurements from Taylor Glacier, Antarctica, to calibrate in situ cosmogenic 14C production rates by muons
Michael N. Dyonisius
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
Physics of Ice, Climate, and Earth, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen 2200, Denmark
Vasilii V. Petrenko
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
Andrew M. Smith
Centre for Accelerator Science (CAS), Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO), Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia
Benjamin Hmiel
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
present address: Environmental Defense Fund, Austin, TX, USA
Peter D. Neff
Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
Bin Yang
Centre for Accelerator Science (CAS), Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO), Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia
Quan Hua
Centre for Accelerator Science (CAS), Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO), Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia
Jochen Schmitt
Climate and Environmental Physics, Physics Institute and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Sarah A. Shackleton
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
present address: Department of Geosciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
Christo Buizert
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
Philip F. Place
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
present address: University Instrumentation Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
James A. Menking
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
present address: Australian Antarctic Partnership Program, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Ross Beaudette
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Christina Harth
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Michael Kalk
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
Heidi A. Roop
Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA
Bernhard Bereiter
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Casey Armanetti
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
present address: Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Isaac Vimont
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
present address: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Global Monitoring Division, Boulder, CO, USA
Sylvia Englund Michel
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
Edward J. Brook
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
Jeffrey P. Severinghaus
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Ray F. Weiss
Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
Joseph R. McConnell
Division of Hydrologic Science, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV 89512, USA
Data sets
Taylor Glacier in situ cosmogenic 14C data M. N. Dyonisius and V. Petrenko https://www.usap-dc.org/view/project/p0000283
Short summary
Cosmic rays that enter the atmosphere produce secondary particles which react with surface minerals to produce radioactive nuclides. These nuclides are often used to constrain Earth's surface processes. However, the production rates from muons are not well constrained. We measured 14C in ice with a well-known exposure history to constrain the production rates from muons. 14C production in ice is analogous to quartz, but we obtain different production rates compared to commonly used estimates.
Cosmic rays that enter the atmosphere produce secondary particles which react with surface...
