C14toF14C

Calculate F14C values from radiocarbon ages

Provides functions for the calibration of radiocarbon dates, as well as options to calculate different radiocarbon realms (C14 age, F14C, pMC, D14C) and estimating the effects of contamination or local reservoir offsets (Reimer and Reimer 2001 <doi:10.1017/S0033822200038339>). The methods follow long-established recommendations such as Stuiver and Polach (1977) <doi:10.1017/S0033822200003672> and Reimer et al. (2004) <doi:10.1017/S0033822200033154>. This package uses the calibration curves from the data package 'rintcal'.

Maarten Blaauw

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Radiocarbon Equations

C14toF14C function

<dl><dt>y</dt>
<dd>Reported mean of the 14C age.</dd>
<dt>er</dt>
<dd>Reported error of the 14C age. If left empty, will translate y to F14C.</dd>
<dt>roundby</dt>
<dd>Amount of decimals required for the output. Defaults to <code>roundby=NA</code>, no rounding.</dd>
<dt>lambda</dt>
<dd>The mean-life of radiocarbon (based on Libby half-life of 5568 years).</dd>
<dt>botherrors</dt>
<dd>Since going from C14 to F14C involves a logarithmic transformation (F=exp(-y/lambda)), errors that are symmetric on the C14 scale will become asymmetric on the F14C scale. By default, only the largest error is reported, but if <code>botherrors=TRUE</code>, both errors are reported.</dd></dl>

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Calculate F14C values from C14 ages — C14toF14C

<dl>

<dt>y</dt>
<dd>Reported mean of the 14C age.</dd>


<dt>er</dt>
<dd>Reported error of the 14C age. If left empty, will translate y to F14C.</dd>


<dt>roundby</dt>
<dd>Amount of decimals required for the output. Defaults to <code>roundby=NA</code>, no rounding.</dd>


<dt>lambda</dt>
<dd>The mean-life of radiocarbon (based on Libby half-life of 5568 years).</dd>


<dt>botherrors</dt>
<dd>Since going from C14 to F14C involves a logarithmic transformation (F=exp(-y/lambda)), errors that are symmetric on the C14 scale will become asymmetric on the F14C scale. By default, only the largest error is reported, but if <code>botherrors=TRUE</code>, both errors are reported.</dd>

</dl>

C14toF14C: Calculate F14C values from C14 ages

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