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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Spannagel Cave Oxygen Isotope (d18O) Data for the last 10.8ka

browse graphicPaleoclimatology - Speleothem
This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Cave. The data include parameters of speleothems with a geographic location of Austria, Western Europe. The time period coverage is from 10796 to -13 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.
  • Cite as: Fohlmeister, J.; Vollweiler, N.; Spötl, C.; Mangini, A. (2013-05-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Spannagel Cave Oxygen Isotope (d18O) Data for the last 10.8ka. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/705n-wj86. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Coverage DescriptionDate Range: 10796 cal yr BP to -13 cal yr BP;
Time Period-8846 to 1963
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
N: 47.09
S: 47.09
E: 11.67
W: 11.67
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • COMNISPA II: Update of a mid-European isotope climate record, 11 ka to present
    • Associated Reference published 2012
      Fohlmeister, J, Vollweiler, N., Spötl, C. and Mangini, A., 2012: COMNISPA II: Update of a mid-European isotope climate record, 11 ka to present. The Holocene, 23, 749-754, 10.1177/0959683612465446
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2013-05-01
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress StatusComplete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency Data update frequency not available
Supplemental Information
STUDY NOTES: Continuous stable oxygen isotope record of five speleothems covering nearly the whole Holocene epoch from the high-alpine Spannagel Cave, Central Alps, Austria. The chronology is based on U-Th TIMS dates and the use of a newly developed correlation approach for constructing a composite record (Fohlmeister, 2012, Quaternary Geochronology, Vol. 14, pp. 48 - 56).
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: We present an update (COMNISPA II) of a precisely dated, high-resolution speleothem δ18O record from the Austrian Alps. COMNISPA II consists of five stalagmites from Spannagel Cave, which have comparable δ18O values within periods of simultaneous growth and show similar δ18O variations on centennial to millennial timescales. This allows combining the five stalagmites to one composite record using a newly developed statistical approach. The COMNISPA II stack differs slightly from the previous version, but is better constrained because of additional stalagmites used for the reconstruction and a more objective method used for constructing the composite record. Furthermore, the record now covers the last 11 ka and shows variations in δ18O values by about 2‰. As previously shown, these variations compare well with other records in central Europe and the North Atlantic, and thus reflect a large-scale climate evolution.
PurposeRecords of past temperature, precipitation, and other aspects of climate derived from mineral deposits found in caves. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this dataset. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the dataset citations.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Fohlmeister, J.; Vollweiler, N.; Spötl, C.; Mangini, A. (2013-05-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Spannagel Cave Oxygen Isotope (d18O) Data for the last 10.8ka. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/705n-wj86. Accessed [date].
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Cited Authors
  • Fohlmeister, J.
  • Vollweiler, N.
  • Spötl, C.
  • Mangini, A.
Originators
  • Fohlmeister, J.
  • Vollweiler, N.
  • Spötl, C.
  • Mangini, A.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Land Records > Cave Deposits
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Speleothems
  • Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Land Records > Cave Deposits
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems > oxygen isotopes
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems
  • North Atlantic Oscillation
  • abrupt climate change
  • decadal resolution
  • temperature
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: delta 18O; Material: calcium carbonate
  • What: delta 18O; Material: calcium carbonate
  • What: age; Material: null
Data Center keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Place keywords
  • Continent > Europe > Western Europe > Austria > Spannagel Cave > LATITUDE 47.09 > LONGITUDE 11.67
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Fohlmeister, J.; Vollweiler, N.; Spötl, C.; Mangini, A. (2013-05-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Spannagel Cave Oxygen Isotope (d18O) Data for the last 10.8ka. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/705n-wj86. Accessed [date].
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