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Research article
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25 Jul 2024
Research article |
| 25 Jul 2024
| 25 Jul 2024
Characterization of in situ cosmogenic 14CO production, retention and loss in firn and shallow ice at Summit, Greenland
Benjamin Hmiel
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
present address: Air Pollution Control Division, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, Glendale, CO, USA
Vasilii V. Petrenko
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Christo Buizert
College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
Andrew M. Smith
Centre for Accelerator Science, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia
Michael N. Dyonisius
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
present address: Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Philip Place
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
present address: University Instrumentation Center, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
Bin Yang
Centre for Accelerator Science, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia
Quan Hua
Centre for Accelerator Science, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW, Australia
Ross Beaudette
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Jeffrey P. Severinghaus
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Christina Harth
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Ray F. Weiss
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Lindsey Davidge
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
present address: Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Melisa Diaz
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
present address: Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
Matthew Pacicco
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
present address: Department of Chemistry and Physics, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ, USA
James A. Menking
College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
present address: Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia
Michael Kalk
College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA
Xavier Faïn
Institut des Géosciences de l’Environnement (IGE), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, INRAE, IRD, Grenoble INP, Grenoble, France
Alden Adolph
Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
present address: Department of Physics, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN, USA
Isaac Vimont
Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
present address: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Global Monitoring Laboratory, Boulder, CO, USA
Lee T. Murray
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
Data sets
2013-2015 ice core and firn air studies of carbon-14 and bubble closure at Summit, Greenland Vasilii Petrenko et al. https://doi.org/10.18739/A2599Z216
Short summary
The main aim of this research is to improve understanding of carbon-14 that is produced by cosmic rays in ice sheets. Measurements of carbon-14 in ice cores can provide a range of useful information (age of ice, past atmospheric chemistry, past cosmic ray intensity). Our results show that almost all (>99 %) of carbon-14 that is produced in the upper layer of ice sheets is rapidly lost to the atmosphere. Our results also provide better estimates of carbon-14 production rates in deeper ice.
The main aim of this research is to improve understanding of carbon-14 that is produced by...
