Mollusk-Shell Radiocarbon as a Paleoupwelling Proxy in Peru

Mollusk shells from Peruvian archaeological middens provide brief (< 5 yr per shell) records of past marine conditions. Marine radiocarbon age, R, is recorded in shell carbonate at the time of precipitation. R varies with changes in upwelling: when radiocarbon-depleted sub-thermocline water wells...

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Main Author: Jones, Kevin Bradley
Other Authors: Hodgins, Gregory
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/193586