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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Kiang Co, Tibetan Plateau, China 950 Year Particle Size and XRF Data

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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 Lake. The data include parameters of paleolimnology with a geographic location of China, Eastern Asia. The time period coverage is from 891 to -57 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: Conroy, J.L.; Overpeck, J.T.; Cole, J.E.; Liu, K.-B.; Wang, L.; Ducea, M.N. (2014-03-05): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Kiang Co, Tibetan Plateau, China 950 Year Particle Size and XRF Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/76pk-jb67. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Coverage DescriptionDate Range: 1059 CE to 2007 CE; Date Range: 891 cal yr BP to -57 cal yr BP;
Time Period1059 to 2007
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
N: 30.55
S: 30.55
E: 81.74
W: 81.74
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Dust and temperature influences on glaciofluvial sediment deposition in southwestern Tibet during the last millennium
    • Associated Reference published 2013
      Jessica L. Conroy, Jonathan T. Overpeck, Julia E. Cole, Kam-Biu Liu, Luo Wang, Mihai N. Ducea, 2013: Dust and temperature influences on glaciofluvial sediment deposition in southwestern Tibet during the last millennium. Global and Planetary Change, 107, 132-144, 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2013.04.009
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2014-03-05
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: Proxy record of dust on the Tibetan Plateau for the past ~1000 years. Data are high resolution lake sediment measurements from Kiang Co, including particle size classes and elemental abundances measured by scanning X-ray fluorescence (XRF). XRF element data include Al, Si, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, Zn, Rb, and Sr. The particle size record consists of 65 individual time series of volume percent abundance for particle sizes ranging from 0.27-0.31 um to 1905-2000 um.
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Dust over the Himalayas and southern Tibetan Plateau may influence high-elevation temperature and hydrology across Asia, but little is known about long-term dust variability and its relationship with regional climate over the last millennium. Here we have reconstructed a proxy record of past dust and temperature impacts on glacial streamflow and sediment deposition in Kiang Co, a small lake on the southwestern Tibetan Plateau. Terrigenous elemental variability in the Kiang Co sediment record, a proxy for glaciofluvial sediment deposition in the lake, covaries with the Dasuopu ice core dust record from the central Himalayas on centennial timescales. The relationship between the Kiang Co sediment record and Dasuopu indicates coherent dust forcing across the central Himalayas over much of the last millennium, and suggests that regional dustiness influences glacial streamflow and sediment transport on centennial timescales. In addition, the Kiang Co terrigenous elemental abundance record is positively correlated with May-September temperatures from the Tibetan Plateau to central India from 1870 to 2007 AD, highlighting the important influence of temperature on melting and streamflow in this region, as well as a relationship between dust and temperature on centennial timescales. These findings strengthen the likelihood of future dustiness with continued warming, along with further increases in melting and high-elevation streamflow in coming decades.
PurposeRecords of past climate and environment derived from lake sediment records. 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: Conroy, J.L.; Overpeck, J.T.; Cole, J.E.; Liu, K.-B.; Wang, L.; Ducea, M.N. (2014-03-05): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Kiang Co, Tibetan Plateau, China 950 Year Particle Size and XRF Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/76pk-jb67. Accessed [date].
  • Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site.
Cited Authors
  • Conroy, J.L.
  • Overpeck, J.T.
  • Cole, J.E.
  • Liu, K.-B.
  • Wang, L.
  • Ducea, M.N.
Originators
  • Conroy, J.L.
  • Overpeck, J.T.
  • Cole, J.E.
  • Liu, K.-B.
  • Wang, L.
  • Ducea, M.N.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Ocean/Lake Records
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology
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Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: potassium; Material: sediment
  • What: chlorine; Material: sediment
  • What: titanium; Material: sediment
  • What: grain size class; Material: sediment
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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 > Asia > Eastern Asia > China > Kiang Co > LATITUDE 30.55 > LONGITUDE 81.74
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Conroy, J.L.; Overpeck, J.T.; Cole, J.E.; Liu, K.-B.; Wang, L.; Ducea, M.N. (2014-03-05): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Kiang Co, Tibetan Plateau, China 950 Year Particle Size and XRF Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/76pk-jb67. Accessed [date].
  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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