noaa-cave-11177
Huangye Cave, China 1860 Year Oxygen Isotope Data
Tan, L.; Cai, Y.; An, Z.; Edwards, R.L.; Cheng, H.; Shen, C.-C.; Zhang, H.
Huangye Cave, China 1860 Year Oxygen Isotope Data
2011-06-02
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Investigator
L.
Tan
Investigator
Y.
Cai
Investigator
Z.
An
Investigator
R.L.
Edwards
Investigator
H.
Cheng
Investigator
C.-C.
Shen
Investigator
H.
Zhang
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
age,null,null,year Common Era,null,speleothems,null,null,N,Stalagmite HY3
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
delta 18O,calcium carbonate,null,per mil VPDB,null,speleothems,raw,isotope ratio mass spectrometry,N,Stalagmite HY2
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
depth,null,null,centimeter,null,speleothems,null,null,N,Stalagmite HY2
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
sample identification,null,null,null,null,speleothems,null,null,C,Stalagmite HY2
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
sample identification,null,null,null,null,speleothems,null,null,C,HY1+HY2+HY3
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
delta 18O,calcium carbonate,null,per mil VPDB,null,speleothems,raw,isotope ratio mass spectrometry,N,Stalagmite HY3
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
sample identification,null,null,null,null,speleothems,null,null,C,Stalagmite HY3
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
age,null,null,year Common Era,null,speleothems,null,null,N,Stalagmite HY1
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
age,null,null,year Common Era,null,speleothems,null,null,N,Stalagmite HY2
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
sample identification,null,null,null,null,speleothems,null,null,C,Stalagmite HY1
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
delta 18O,calcium carbonate,null,per mil VPDB,null,speleothems,composited|normalized,isotope ratio mass spectrometry,N,HY1+HY2+HY3
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
depth,null,null,centimeter,null,speleothems,null,null,N,Stalagmite HY1
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
delta 18O,calcium carbonate,null,per mil VPDB,null,speleothems,raw,isotope ratio mass spectrometry,N,Stalagmite HY1
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
depth,null,null,centimeter,null,speleothems,null,null,N,Stalagmite HY3
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
age,null,null,year Common Era,null,speleothems,null,null,N,HY1+HY2+HY3
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
oxygen isotopes
geoscientificInformation
Monsoon
138 AD
1982 AD
1812 cal yr BP
-32 cal yr BP
Complete
33.5833
33.5833
105.1167
105.1167
1650
1650
Continent
Asia
Eastern Asia
China
Huangye Cave>LATITUDE 33.5833>LONGITUDE 105.1167
None
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ASCII
Tan, L., Y. Cai, Z. An, R.L. Edwards, H. Cheng, C.-C. Shen,
and H. Zhang. 2011
. Centennial- to decadal-scale monsoon precipitation variability
in the semi-humid region, northern China during the last 1860 years:
Records from stalagmites in Huangye Cave.
The Holocene, Vol. 21(2), 287-296.
DOI: 10.1177/0959683610378880
We developed a composite oxygen isotopic record of cave calcite
for the last 1860 years based on three stalagmites from the Huangye
Cave in eastern Gansu Province, northern China. The d18O values
reflect monsoon precipitation changes, with lower d18O values
representing higher precipitation and vice versa. Three intervals
of high precipitation were identified at AD 138-450, AD 730-1200,
and AD 1860-1960. Two intervals of low precipitation occurred at
AD 1320-1410 and AD 1530-1860. The reconstructed monsoon precipitation
variations correlate well with other records further east in the
eastern Yellow River Basin, suggesting synchronous precipitation
changes during the late Holocene in the semi-humid region of northern
China on decadal to centennial scales. Peak periods of warfare in
dynastic transition times, such as at AD 391-420, AD 601-630,
AD 1111-1140, AD 1351-1380, and AD 1621-1650, correspond to sharp
declines in precipitation or temperature in semi-humid northern China,
indicating a strong connection between climatic and societal changes.
Our study suggests that climatic deterioration in semi-humid northern
China has played an important role in Chinese societal evolution.
STUDY NOTES: Oxygen isotope (d18O) data from three stalagmites from Huangye Cave
in eastern Gansu Province, northern China, combined to construct
a precisely dated, continuous d18O record for the last 1860 years.
To generate the composite record for the last 1860 years from the
three stalagmites, we adjusted the d18O offsets to the HY2 (0.2 per mil)
and HY3 (1.1 per mil) records on the level of HY1. The HY1 record
and the adjusted HY2 and HY3 records were then combined to construct
a new record. The new record was composed of:
(i) the HY3 record from AD 1308 to the present (adjusted to the level of HY1),
(ii) the original HY1 record between AD 760 and 1305, and
(iii) the HY2 record between AD 138 and 754 (adjusted to the level of HY1).
Finally, the new record was normalized and a composite Huangye d18OR record
was generated.
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