Vedde Ash-based marine reservoir age reconstruction of the mid-latitude Northwest Atlantic

Tang Rui; Zhao Ning

doi:10.12284/hyxb2025041

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Tang Rui，Zhao Ning. Vedde Ash-based marine reservoir age reconstruction of the mid-latitude Northwest Atlantic[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2025, 47(4)：1–15 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2025041

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Tang Rui，Zhao Ning. Vedde Ash-based marine reservoir age reconstruction of the mid-latitude Northwest Atlantic[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2025, 47(4)：1–15 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2025041

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Tang Rui，Zhao Ning. Vedde Ash-based marine reservoir age reconstruction of the mid-latitude Northwest Atlantic[J]. Haiyang Xuebao，2025, 47(4)：1–15 doi: 10.12284/hyxb2025041

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Vedde Ash-based marine reservoir age reconstruction of the mid-latitude Northwest Atlantic

doi: 10.12284/hyxb2025041

Tang Rui^1
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Zhao Ning^{1, 2
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State Key Lab. of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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Institute of Eco-Chongming, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China

Received Date: 2024-10-17
Rev Recd Date: 2025-03-13

Available Online: 2025-04-24

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Abstract

Marine reservoirs ages are of great value for the calibration of marine radiocarbon dates and the reconstruction of ocean circulation. Tephras from explosive volcanic eruptions can link marine and terrestrial radiocarbon-dated samples, aiding in the reconstruction of past marine reservoir ages. However, factors such as bioturbation and ice-rafted debris increase the complexity of the tephra chronostratigraphy, especially in study areas located far from the source volcano. This study analyzes the abundance and geochemical composition of tephras in a high-deposition-rate core from the mid-latitude North Atlantic, demonstrating its correlation with North Atlantic Ash Zone I from higher latitudes. By combining radiocarbon dating results with evidence from other sediment cores in the North Atlantic, we systematically evaluated the reliability of the Vedde Ash isochron in the mid- to high-latitude North Atlantic and inferred a transport mechanism for the Vedde Ash via sea ice to the Northwest Atlantic. Our high-resolution tephra abundance stratigraphy confirms the effect of bioturbation on the distribution of thin tephra layers in sediment cores, further emphasizing the importance of bioturbation correction in marine sediment records. After bioturbation correction, the marine reservoir age estimated for the core region during the Younger Dryas is (758 ± 58) a, which is in good agreement with the marine reservoir age distribution in the subpolar North Atlantic during the same period. Our study shows that, after evaluating the reliability of the tephra chronostratigraphy, Vedde and other tephras from the high-latitude North Atlantic can be applied over a wider spatial range.
- marine reservoir age,
- tephra chronostratigraphy,
- North Atlantic,
- the Younger Dryas

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