On the choice of timescale in glacial rebound modelling: mantle viscosity estimates and the radiocarbon timescale

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Aug 1998

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998geoji.134..647l&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Journal International, Volume 134, Issue 2, pp. 647-651.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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British Isles, Glacial Rebound, Radiocarbon Timescale

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Most glacial rebound studies have been carried out with respect to the radiocarbon timescale, whose departures from the calendar timescale are becoming increasingly well established. In consequence, it has sometimes been argued that the choice of the radiocarbon timescale may invalidate some of the conclusions drawn from rebound and sea-level analyses. The purpose of this note is to compare rebound model results based on both timescales, using the British Isles data for the test. The results indicate that the choice of timescale is unimportant provided that the time dimension of viscosity is appropriately defined. The results confirm that the radiocarbon viscosities are about 15 per cent less than the corresponding calendar-time viscosities. Also, provided that consistency of timescales is maintained in the analysis, and that the time-accuracy estimates of the radiocarbon data reflect the departures from a linear timescale, the use of the radiocarbon timescale does not impinge on inferences drawn about the timing of melting of ice sheets or eustatic sea-level change.

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