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Scientists unravel the difficult complexities of radiocarbon in ice cores

Credit: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organization (ANSTO) ANSTO scientists Dr. Andrew Smith, Dr. Quan Hua and Dr. Bing Yan investigated how in situ cosmogenic radiocarbon (14C) is produced in the top layer of compacted snow (the ‘burn layer’). I contributed to a paper that sheds light on what is retained and what is lost. “) and the underlying shallow…