Lake Baikal Composite BDP-96 Pleistocene Biogenic Silica Data Prokopenko, A.A.; Hinnov, L.A.; Williams, D.F.; Kuzmin, M.I. Prokopenko, A.A. Hinnov, L.A. Williams, D.F. Kuzmin, M.I. earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology (age,null,null,calendar kiloyear before present,null,paleolimnology,null,null,N,orbitally-tuned) earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology (depth,null,null,meter,null,paleolimnology,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology (biogenic silica,sediment,null,percent,null,paleolimnology,null,null,N,null) earth science/paleoclimate/paleolimnology (Lake Baikal>LATITUDE 53.696>LONGITUDE 108.3516) A new composite BDP-96 biogenic silica record over the entire Pleistocene was generated by splicing BDP-96-1 and BDP-96-2 drill cores from Lake Baikal, crosschecked against a similar record from a nearby BDP-98 drill core. A new astronomically tuned age model is proposed based on correlating peak biogenic silica responses with the timing of September perihelia. This target is derived from analysis of regional climate proxy responses during the Holocene, the last interglacial and around paleomagnetic reversals. By resolving virtually every precessional cycle during the Pleistocene, the new age model represents a major improvement compared with previously reported Lake Baikal timescales. The astronomically tuned ages of the Pleistocene paleomagnetic reversals are consistent with published dates.The minimal tuning approach we used (precession only) has also aligned high signal power in a narrow obliquity band, confirming the strong presence of orbital forcing. There are also strong ca 100-ka scale cycles, but these are not aligned with the orbital eccentricity. Despite the location of Lake Baikal in a continental interior that is highly sensitive to insolation forcing, the tuned biogenic silica record reveals a consistent phase difference of -32° (ca 4 ka) relative to insolation in the obliquity band. An inherent lag embedded in a continental proxy record, not driven by global ice volume, is an intriguing finding. Another new observation is that long-term changes in sedimentation rates in Lake Baikal appear to be related to the amplitude of orbital forcing; both amplitudes and sedimentation rates undergo significant changes during MIS 24-MIS 19 interval corresponding to the Middle Pleistocene Transition. With potential for linking continental and marine climato-stratigraphies, the new Baikal record serves a new benchmark correlation target in continental Eurasia, as an alternative to June 65°N insolation and ODP-correlated timescales. STUDY NOTES: Composite biogenic silica record splicing cores BDP-96-1 and BDP-96-2 from Lake Baikal, Siberia, with orbitally tuned age model. NCDC-Paleoclimatology https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data - Bauer Bruce Investigator : Prokopenko, A.A. Investigator : Hinnov, L.A. Investigator : Williams, D.F. Investigator : Kuzmin, M.I. 2007-11-01 ONLINE Files online, ASCII https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/6068 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/asia/russia/baikal2006.xls https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/asia/russia/baikal2006.txt https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/asia/russia/baikal2006.xls https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/asia/russia/baikal2006.txt English https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/6068 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/asia/russia/baikal2006.xls https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/asia/russia/baikal2006.txt Prokopenko, A.A.,Hinnov, L.A.,Williams, D.F.,Kuzmin, M.I. 2006. Orbital forcing of continental climate during the Pleistocene: a complete astronomically tuned climatic record from Lake Baikal, SE Siberia. Quaternary Science Reviews, 25, 3431-3457. START YEAR: 1843200 cal yr BP * END YEAR: 11400 cal yr BP 108.3516 53.696 108.3516 53.696