C Variation in Limestone On An Aquifer-Wide Scale and Its Effects On Groundwater 14 C Dating Models
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9243717 |
|---|---|
| Authors | A B Muller, A L Mayo |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 1041-1054 |
| Publication date | 1986-01-01 |
| 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/s0033822200020099 |
| OpenAlex | W2141219815 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 7 |
In modeling the initial 14 C activity of ground waters, the δ 13 C of marine limestone is taken conventionally to vary little about 0‰ PDB. This variation was found to be 6.28‰ in samples taken over intervals from 10 -2 to 10 5 m in the Mooney Falls Member of the Redwall Limestone in northern Arizona. Such a variation will cause appreciable variability in the results of all four initial activity models tested. The variability, due primarily to a numerical instability in the models dependent on this parameter, can introduce significant uncertainty into groundwater “age” calculations
Absolute dating · Aquifer · Geochemistry · Geotechnical engineering · Groundwater · Mineralogy · Quaternary · Radiocarbon dating · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry · Groundwater flow and contamination studies · Geology · Paleontology · Soil Science
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1992 - 2006 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |