The Effect of Atmospheric 14 C Variations on the 14 C Levels in the Jordan River System
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9243057 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Israel Carmi (0000-0003-1897-2345), Mariana Stiller, Aaron Kaufman |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 2B |
| Pages | 305-313 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Radiocarbon (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-8222 • E-ISSN: 1945-5755 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0033822200007104 |
| OpenAlex | W2560488976 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 12 |
13 C and 14 C were measured in the upper Jordan River, in its tributaries which issue from the Mount Hermon aquifer, and in the local atmospheric CO 2 to evaluate the degree to which changes in the atmospheric 14 C levels influence the 14 C levels in the aquifer and in the Jordan River. The exchange fraction of CO 2 between the river and the atmosphere was calculated for fall 1983 with the two carbon isotopes and it is shown that the value obtained with 14 C (0.364) is the more reliable. The ratio of 14 C in the Jordan River to that in the atmosphere in 1972 is similar to that in 1983, 0.66 and 0.67, respectively. This implies an approximately constant ratio (0.44) between the 14 C level in the Mount Hermon aquifer base-flow and the 14 C level in the atmospheric CO 2 . This information can be combined with the known historical fluctuations in the 14 C levels of the atmosphere to calculate the 14 C fluctuations in the discharge of the Jordan River into Lake Kinneret, backwards in time
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| Citations per year | 0.15 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 2007 (21) |
| Highly cited | No |