Abstract The southwestern Atlantic margin plays a crucial role in understanding ocean circulation, with the Brazil Current (BC) driving surface flow and various water masses (TW, SACW, AAIW, UCDW, NADW, LCDW) influencing different depths. The Santos Basin, a marginal basin formed following the breakup of Gondwana, remains understudied with respect to late Quaternary sedimentary processes, and the recent literature offers conflicting interpretations of sediment sources and depositional processes. Additionally, radiocarbon data for this region are scarce, and calibration uncertainties and regional reservoir effects have limited previous studies. This study compiles a comprehensive radiocarbon dataset (264 datings from 70 sediment cores) for the upper to middle slope of the Santos Basin (120–2000 mbsl), combining published and unpublished data (69 new ages). Previously published ages were recalibrated using Marine20 and SHCal20 curves, applying a regional ΔR correction. The dataset, showing minimal age inversions, provides a robust foundation for future research on late Quaternary sedimentary and paleoenvironmental dynamics in the southwestern Atlantic.
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Leticia Zanin de Oliveira Freitas
Renata Hanae Nagai
Silvia Helena de Mello e Sousa
Radiocarbon
Institut Français de la Mer
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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69df2c88e4eeef8a2a6b1a62 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/rdc.2026.10207