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Estop-Aragones, C. et al

Soil dates using radiocarbon in profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada

https://doi.org/10.5285/fe17ac3b-9a26-48ec-aadd-a3e806f9b5f5 Cite this dataset
This dataset consists of soil dates determined using radiocarbon in profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada. Depth-specific soil core samples were dated using radiocarbon. Soil cores were sampled during early summer in 2013 and 2014. Each year soil cores were sampled from a peatland plateau, thawing features of the peatland plateau, unburnt and burnt black spruce forests, and additional sites in Yukon and Northwest Territories.
Publication date: 2016-02-05

Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2013-06-15    to    2014-09-15

Provenance & quality

Plant macrofossils were identified from the bulk soil using a microscope and picked for radiocarbon analysis. Samples were sent to the NERC Radiocarbon Facility in East Kilbride (UK) where they were analysed and given a publication code. Values of radiocarbon enrichment are expressed in percent modern carbon. Ages are reported as conventional radiocarbon age with years BP (before present, where present is defined as AD 1950).

Related

This dataset is included in the following collections

Carbon Cycling Linkages of Permafrost Systems

Correspondence/contact details

Professor Mathew Williams
University of Edinburgh
School of GeoSciences, Crew Bldg
Edinburgh
EH9 3JN
UK
 mat.williams@ed.ac.uk

Authors

Estop-Aragones, C.
University of Exeter
Fisher, J.P.
University of Sheffield
Cooper, M.A.
University of Exeter
Thierry, A.
University of Edinburgh
Treharne, R.
University of Sheffield
Murton, J.B.
University of Sussex
Phoenix, G.K.
University of Sheffield
Charman, D.J.
University of Exeter
Williams, M.
University of Edinburgh
Hartley, I.P.
University of Exeter

Other contacts

Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
environment
Keywords
Burnt permafrost , Canada , Peatland plateau , permafrost ecosystem , Soil radiocarbon , Thawing peatland
Last updated
29 February 2024 16:18

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CITE AS: Estop-Aragones, C.; Fisher, J.P.; Cooper, M.A.; Thierry, A.; Treharne, R.; Murton, J.B.; Phoenix, G.K.; Charman, D.J.; Williams, M.; Hartley, I.P. (2016). Soil dates using radiocarbon in profiles from permafrost in subarctic Canada. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/fe17ac3b-9a26-48ec-aadd-a3e806f9b5f5

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