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Note Concerning “Intercomparison of High-Precision 14C Measurements at the University of Arizona and the Queen's University of Belfast Radiocarbon Laboratories” by Kalin et al. (1995) and the Regional Effect

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 July 2016

Paul E. Damon*
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry, Department of Geosciences, The University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85721 USA
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Although a coauthor of the paper of Kahn et al. (1995), I was not available in time to review the final copy. Consequently, I take this opportunity to make further comments and, hopefully, clarify some of the content and conclusions.

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