Climatic and Hydrologic Oscillations in the Owens Lake Basin and Adjacent Sierra Nevada, California Benson, L.V. Benson, L.V. earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology (inorganic carbon,sediment,null,percent,null,paleolimnology,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology (volume magnetic susceptibility,sediment,null,dimensionless (SI system),null,paleolimnology,null,magnetic susceptibility measurement with ring or loop sensor,N,x10-6 units) earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology (depth,null,null,meter,null,paleolimnology,null,null,N,adjusted for core correlation) earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology (depth,null,null,centimeter,null,paleolimnology,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology (delta 18O,carbonate,null,per mil VSMOW,null,paleolimnology,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology (organic carbon,sediment,null,percent,null,paleolimnology,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology (depth,null,null,meter,null,paleolimnology,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology (age,null,null,radiocarbon year before present,null,paleolimnology,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology (Owens Lake>LATITUDE 36.5>LONGITUDE -119) Oxygen isotope and total inorganic carbon values of cored sediments from the Owens Lake basin, California indicate that Owens Lake overflowed most of the time between 52,500 and 12,500 carbon-14 years before present (BP). Owens Lake desiccated during or after Heinrich Event H1 and was hydrologically closed during Heinrich Event H2. The magnetic susceptability and organic content of cored sediments indicate that about 19 Sierra Nevada glaciations occurred between 52,500 and 23,500 14C years B.P. Most of the glacial advances were accompanied by decreases in the amount of discharge reaching Owens Lake. Comparison of the timing of glaciation with the lithic record of North Atlantic core V23-81 indicates that the number of mountain glacial cycles and the number of North Atlantic lithic events were about equal between 39,000 and 23,500 14C years B.P. NCDC-Paleoclimatology https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data - Bauer Bruce Investigator : Benson, L.V. 1996-07-01 ONLINE Files online, ASCII https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/5490 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/california/owenslake/olcomb.xls https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/california/owenslake/olcomb.txt https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/california/owenslake/readme_benson1996.txt https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/california/owenslake/olcomb.xls https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/california/owenslake/olcomb.txt https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/california/owenslake/readme_benson1996.txt English https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/5490 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/california/owenslake/olcomb.xls https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/california/owenslake/olcomb.txt https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/california/owenslake/readme_benson1996.txt Benson, L.V.. 1996. Climatic and Hydrologic Oscillations in the Owens Lake Basin and Adjacent Sierra Nevada, California. Science Vol. 274, No. 5288, 1 November 1996, pp. 746-749 START YEAR: 52540 cal yr BP * END YEAR: 12710 cal yr BP -119 36.5 -119 36.5