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Cold Air Cave Stalagmite 25KYr Stable Isotope Data
Entry ID: NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2005-034

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Summary
Abstract: Data from stalagmites in the Makapansgat Valley, South Africa, document
regional climatic change in southern Africa in the Late Pleistocene and
Holocene. A new TIMS U-series dated stalagmite indicates speleothem growth
from 24.4 to 12.7 ka and from 10.2 to 0 ka, interrupted by a 2.5 ka hiatus.
High-resolution oxygen and carbon stable isotope data suggest that postglacial
warming was first ... View entire text
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -24.07   S: -24.07   E: 29.18   W: 29.18

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Holmgren, K., J.A. Lee-Thorp, G.R.J. Cooper, K. Lundblad, T.C. Partridge, L. Scott, R. Sithaldeen, A. Siep Talmaf and P.D. Tyson
Dataset Title: Cold Air Cave Stalagmite 25KYr Stable Isotope Data
Dataset Series Name: IGBP PAGES/WDCA CONTRIBUTION SERIES NUMBER: 2005-034
Dataset Release Date: April 2005
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
Issue Identification: 2005-034
Other Citation Details: NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program
Online Resource: ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/africa/cold-air-c...
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Paleo Start Date: 25 ka
Paleo Stop Date: 0 ka
Chrono Unit:
PHANEROZOIC  >  CENOZOIC  >  QUATERNARY  >  HOLOCENE
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COMPLETE
Originating Center
NOAA/NCDC
Data Center
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WDC/PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, BOULDER
Phone: +1 (303) 497-6160
Fax: +1 (303) 497-6513
Email: paleo at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
NOAA/NCDC Code E/GCx3
325 Broadway
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80303
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: online ftp
Distribution Format: ascii
Fees: none
Personnel
KARIN HOLMGREN
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology
Stockholm University
City: Stockholm
Postal Code: SE-106 91
Country: Sweden
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Publications/References
Holmgren, K., J.A. Lee-Thorp, G.R.J. Cooper, K. Lundblad, T.C. Partridge, L.
Scott, R. Sithaldeen, A. Siep Talmaf and P.D. Tyson. 2003. Persistent
millennial-scale climatic variability over the past 25,000 years in Southern
Africa. Quaternary Science Reviews, V. 22, Issues 21-22, November-December
2003, Pages 2311-2326, doi:10.1016/S0277-3791(03)00204-X.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-05-22
Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-05-22

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