Concept information
Preferred term
RADIOCARBON
Definition
- Radiocarbon refers to radioactive carbon especially carbon-14, but also carbon-10 and carbon-12. Carbon-14 is a heavy radioactive isotope of Carbon having a mass of 14 and a half-life of 5730 +/-40 years. Carbon-14 is useful in dating organic materials during the last 50,000 years. (en)
Broader concept
- OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS (en)
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/23822618-39a2-4b2b-9162-37bb0651c118
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