Spatial and temporal changes in bomb radiocarbon in the northern Indian Ocean.

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
Harsh Raj, Ravi Bhushan

Abstract

For improved understanding of ocean circulation in the northern Indian Ocean region, long term continuous record of radiocarbon measurement is required. Limited radiocarbon records from the region demands investigations of natural archives. Coral core records along with some literature data were analysed to study the temporal changes in 14C values over the northern Indian Ocean. The major fraction of the bomb radiocarbon appears to have transferred in to the ocean, as recent records from the surface seawater Δ14C values show comparable or even higher than the atmospheric Δ14C values. The northern Andaman region showed higher Δ14C decline rate between 1978 and 2014 compared to the southern Bay of Bengal and the Lakshadweep region. The comparable southern Bay of Bengal and the Lakshadweep Δ14C values could be due to transfer of Arabian Sea waters to the southern Bay of Bengal. The southern Andaman region shows lower Δ14C values compared to the northern Andaman region, suggesting the influence of 14C depleted waters in the region.

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