@article{fdi:010072800,
  title = {{R}eservoir ages in the western tropical {N}orth {A}tlantic from one coral off {M}artinique island ({L}esser {A}ntilles)},
  author = {{P}aterne, {M}. and {F}euillet, {N}. and {C}abioch, {G}uy and {C}ortijo, {E}. and {B}lamart, {D}. and {W}eill-{A}ccardo, {J}. and {B}onneau, {L}. and {C}olin, {C}. and {D}ouville, {E}. and {P}ons-{B}ranchu, {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}ea surface reservoir ages ({R}) are reported from radiocarbon ({C}-14) measurements of the annual growth bands of coral {S}iderastrea siderea collected on the {A}tlantic coast off {M}artinique {I}sland, in the {L}esser {A}ntilles volcanic arc. {M}ean values of {R} are similar between 1835 and 1845 during pre-anthropogenic times at 385 +/- 30 yr and between 1895 and 1905 at 382 +/- 20 yr when there was a huge eruption from the {M}ontagne {P}elee volcano in 1902-1903. {L}imited {C}-14 aging of sea surface (similar to 40 yr) may be due to enhanced volcanic activity. {V}ariability of {R} is slightly greater during 1835-1845 than during 1895-1905. {I}t is linked to a moderate increase of {D}elta {C}-14 of 5 parts per thousand, strengthened by a clear increase of {O}-18 of delta 0.4 parts per thousand. {T}his is attributed to a decrease of the northward advection of the {S}outh {A}tlantic {W}aters into the western tropical {N}orth {A}tlantic and {C}aribbean {S}ea and relative enhanced westward flux of the tropical {N}orth {A}tlantic surface waters, the southern waters having lower values of {C}-14 and delta {O}-18 than the {N}orth {A}tlantic ones. {F}rom 1835 to 1845, the fraction of the {S}outh {A}tlantic {W}aters transported up to {M}artinique {I}sland was reduced from 25% to 15%.},
  keywords = {coral ; {L}esser {A}ntilles ; marine reservoir ages ; {M}artinique ; stable isotopes ; volcanic effects ; {MARTINIQUE} ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {CARAIBE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}adiocarbon},
  volume = {60},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {639--652},
  ISSN = {0033-8222},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1017/rdc.2017.118},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072800},
}