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Spannagel Cave Stalagmite Oxygen Isotope Data and Temperature Reconstruction
Entry ID: NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2005-052

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Summary
Abstract: The precisely dated isotopic composition of a stalagmite from Spannagel Cave in
the Central Alps is translated into a highly resolved record of temperature at
high elevation during the past 2000 yr. Temperature maxima during the
Medieval Warm Period between 800 and 1300 AD are in average about 1.7C higher
than the minima in the Little Ice Age and similar to present-day values. The
high correlation of this record to d14C suggests that solar variability was a
major driver of climate in Central Europe during the past 2 millennia.

This data set consists of precisely-dated (Th/U, TIMS) isotopic composition of
a stalagmite (delta 180) from Spannagel Cave in the Central Alps is translated
into a highly resolved-record of temperature at high elevation during the past
2,000 years.
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 47.09   S: 47.09   E: 11.67   W: 11.67
Min Depth: 2346 M Max Depth: 2351 M

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Mangini, A., C. Spotl, and P. Verdes
Dataset Title: Reconstruction of temperature in the Central Alps during the past 2000 yr
Dataset Series Name: IGBP PAGES/WDCA CONTRIBUTION SERIES NUMBER: 2005-052
Dataset Release Date: July 2005
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
Issue Identification: 2005-052
Other Citation Details: NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program
Online Resource: ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/europe/austria/sp...
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Paleo Start Date: 2100 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 70 ybp
Chrono Unit:
PHANEROZOIC  >  CENOZOIC  >  QUATERNARY  >  HOLOCENE
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COMPLETE
Originating Center
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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
AUGUSTO MANGINI
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Forschungsstelle Radiometrie, Heidelberger
Akademie der Wissenschaften
Im Neuenheimer Feld 229
City: Heidelberg
Postal Code: 69120
Country: Germany
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Publications/References
Mangini, A., C. Spotl, and P. Verdes. 2005. Reconstruction of temperature in
the Central Alps during the past 2000 yr from a d18O stalagmite record.
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 235, Issues 3-4, Pages 741-751, 15
July 2005. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2005.05.010
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2005-08-08
Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-05-18

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