Abstract

The FORTRAN77 program TURBO can be used to simulate the effects of bioturbation on single sediment particles. It provides a new tool to study the impact of bioturbation on isotopic signals such as 14C and ∂ 18O measured in a stratigraphic “carrier” such as foraminifera. The simulation itself is not a model for a specific process of bioturbation but can be used to evaluate and compare different models of bioturbation and their effects on paleoceanographic records. The bioturbation simulation program TURBO, an additional sampling and measuring routine TEST and an example of a bioturbated 14C and ∂ 18O record are described in detail.

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