Global Production and Decay of Radiocarbon

From the 13th International Radiocarbon Conference held in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, June 20-25, 1988.The production rate of 14C during the Holocene averaged 2.4 +/- 0.2 atoms 14C/cme sec. Neutrons produced by galactic cosmic rays account for 90% of the 14C production with the remainin 10% resulting from neutrons produced by protons from solar flares. Production and decay of 4C can be reconciled by including 14C permanently or temporarily stored in sediments. Sedimentary reservoirs contain ca 30% of all terrestrial 14C. The lagoons, bays, marshes and deltas of the coastal wetlands alone account for 12% of the 14C inventory. The capacity of the coastal wetlands to store carbon has become the subject of renewed interest.This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between Radiocarbon and the University of Arizona Libraries.The Radiocarbon archives are made available by Radiocarbon and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information.Migrated from OJS platform February 202