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. 2018 Mar 7;47(Suppl 2):175–192. doi: 10.1007/s13280-018-1031-1

Table 2.

Description of samples dated, 14C ages and modelled ages in cal. years bp from lakes and peat cores in the NOW, N.W. Greenland

Core code Type Depth Material Lab No Age Modelled dates
Modelled median age 95% probability intervals
(14C bp) (cal. yr bp) (cal. yr bp)
Little Auk
 Qeqertaq (Salva Ø)
  NOW5a Lake 14.5 Terrestrial macrofossil AAR24215 943 ± 29 840 744 to 934
  NOW 5 Lake 28.5 Terrestrial macrofossil AAR24216 1337 ± 31 1281 1178 to 1352
  NOW5a Lake 42.5 Terrestrial macrofossil AAR24217 1942 ± 54 1782 1599 to 1946
  NOW5a Lake 56.5 Terrestrial macrofossil AAR24218 2029 ± 28 2025 1929 to 2152
  NOW5a Lake 70.5 Terrestrial macrofossil AAR24219 2261 ± 31 2282 2159 to 2393
  NOW5a Lake 84.5 Terrestrial macrofossil AAR24220 2519 ± 31 2635 2455 to 2769
  NOW5a Lake 98.5 Terrestrial macrofossil AAR24221 3105 ± 31 3256 3050 to 3391
  NOW5a Lake 114.5 Terrestrial macrofossil AAR29954 3265 ± 41 3575 3425 to 3771
  NOW5a Lake 122.5 Bulk AAR24730 3695 ± 28 3846 3753 to 4037
  NOW5a Lake 133.5 Bulk AAR24731 5184 ± 31 5308 4883 to 5799
  NOW5a Lake 144.5 Bulk AAR24732 7283 ± 30 7819 7054 to 8184
Transition point 3645 3510 to 3812
 Annikitsoq
  GL3 Permafrost 5–10 Peat AAR24684 652 ± 32 703.3 643.5 to 788
  GL3 Permafrost 48–52 Peat AAR24685 2474 ± 26 2524.2 2439.7 to 2608.3
  GL3 Permafrost 87–91 Peat AAR24686 2993 ± 33 3145.4 3076.4 to 3213.7
  GL3 Permafrost 127–131 Peat AAR24687 3365 ± 28 3536.1 3503 to 3587.5
  GL3 Permafrost 149–153 Peat AAR24688 3417 ± 27 3658 3622.5 to 3695.1
  GL3 Permafrost 191–195 Peat AAR24689 3553 ± 41 3821.9 3784.3 to 3872.4
  GL3 Permafrost 227–231 Peat AAR24709 3605 ± 26 3963 3930 to 3994
  GL3 Permafrost 248–252 Peat AAR24690 3720 ± 31 4046.1 4021.2 to 4083.6
  GL3 Permafrost 267–271 Peat AAR24691 3568 ± 39 4112.5 4086.3 to 4170.2
  GL3 Permafrost 300–305 Peat AAR24692 3802 ± 41 4305.1 4254.2 to 4367.7
  GL3 Permafrost 316–320 Peat AAR24693 3855 ± 30 4409.9 4365.3 to 4444.2
 Kuukkat (Robertson’s fjord)
  RF1 Permafrost 5–10 Peat AAR24694 Pre 1960 9.8 − 32.9 to 77.7
  RF1 Permafrost 25–29 Peat AAR24695 250 ± 27 344.8 293 to 418.4
  RF1 Permafrost 49–54 Peat AAR24696 794 ± 25 769.8 738.8 to 816.5
  RF1 Permafrost 75–80 Peat AAR24697 1537 ± 34 1520.5 1448.1 to 1576.8
  RF1 Permafrost 95–99 Peat AAR24698 2223 ± 34 2247.3 2176.5 to 2317.8
 Qoororsuaq (Søkongdale)
  SD1 Permafrost 10–12 Peat AAR24705 225 ± 30 229.1 165.9 to 345.2
  SD1 Permafrost 48–52 Peat AAR24706 2074 ± 26 2027.7 1725 to 2116
  SD1 Permafrost 70–74 Peat AAR24707 2553 ± 28 2231.2 2043 to 2379.9
  SD1 Permafrost 70–74 Peat AAR24707 2280 ± 27 2761.2 2706-2815
Thick-billed Murre
 Appat (Saunders Island)
  SI1 Permafrost 0–10 Peat AAR24699 Pre 1960 51 − 19.1 to 167.8
  SI1 Permafrost 42–46 Peat AAR24700 1114 ± 27 1157.9 1084.5 to 1254.3
  SI1 Permafrost 64–68 Peat AAR24701 2912 ± 27 3133.6 3061.8 to 3221.2
  SI1 Permafrost 103–107 Peat AAR24702 4182 ± 26 4702.3 4624.5 to 4767.9
  SI1 Permafrost 144–148 Peat AAR24703 4530 ± 27 5185.1 5132.8 to 5246.8
  SI1 Permafrost 191–195 Peat AAR24704 4851 ± 27 5648.1 5613.1 to 5705
Common Eider
 Iterlassuup Qeqertaarsui (Three Sister Bess)
  TSB2 Permafrost 80–84 Peat ARR25292 2891 ± 45 2954.3 2833.5 to 3079.8
  TSB2 Permafrost 110–112 Peat ARR24682 4804 ± 29 5486.6 5391.6 to 5558.7
 Booth Sund
  BS1 Exposure 45–49 Peat ARR25294 989 ± 34 970.4 897.6 to 1035.1
  BS1 Exposure 74–75 Peat ARR25293 2337 ± 35 2235.3 2115.5 to 2359.7