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Reconstruction of the 14C Production Rate from Measured Relative Abundance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Ilya G Usoskin  and
Bernd Kromer
Ilya G Usoskin
Affiliation:
Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory (Oulu unit), P.O. Box 3000, FIN-90014 University of Oulu, Finland. Email: Ilya.Usoskin@oulu.fi
Bernd Kromer
Affiliation:
Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, Institut für Umweltphysik, INF 229, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany. Email: Bernd.Kromer@iup.uni-heidelberg.de
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A new method is presented for the reconstruction of the radiocarbon production rate from the measured relative abundance of Δ14C. The method treats the carbon cycle as a linear Fourier filter and thus allows for the correct and unambiguous inversion of the carbon cycle. The 14C production rate, as reconstructed by the Fourier filter method, agrees with the results obtained by the traditional iteration method. Since the 2 methods use completely different approaches, this verifies the validity of the reconstruction. The composite series is presented, based on both methods and their systematic uncertainties.

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Radiocarbon , Volume 47 , Issue 1 , 2005 , pp. 31 - 37
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Copyright © 2005 by the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona 

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