noaa-cave-19744
Schafsloch Cave, Switzerland Penultimate Deglaciation Stalagmite Data
Häuselmann, A.D.; Fleitmann, D.; Cheng, H.; Tabersky, D.; Günther, D.; Edwards, R.L.
Schafsloch Cave, Switzerland Penultimate Deglaciation Stalagmite Data
2016-01-20
NCDC-Paleoclimatology
ONLINE Files
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https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/19744
Investigator
A.D.
Häuselmann
Investigator
D.
Fleitmann
Investigator
H.
Cheng
Investigator
D.
Tabersky
Investigator
D.
Günther
Investigator
R.L.
Edwards
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
depth,null,null,millimeter,null,speleothems,null,null,N,null
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
age,null,95% confidence interval upper bound,calendar kiloyear before present,null,speleothems,null,null,N,null
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
age,null,95% confidence interval lower bound,calendar kiloyear before present,null,speleothems,null,null,N,null
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
delta 18O,calcium carbonate,null,per mil VPDB,null,speleothems,raw,isotope ratio mass spectrometry,N,null
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
age,null,null,calendar kiloyear before present,null,speleothems,null,null,N,null
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
delta 13C,calcium carbonate,null,per mil VPDB,null,speleothems,raw,isotope ratio mass spectrometry,N,null
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
trace metals
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
carbon isotopes
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
oxygen isotopes
geoscientificInformation
137387 cal yr BP
130050 cal yr BP
Complete
47.2333
47.2333
9.3833
9.3833
1890
1890
Continent
Europe
Western Europe
Switzerland
Schafsloch Cave>LATITUDE 47.2333>LONGITUDE 9.3833
None
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Anamaria Diana Häuselmann, Dominik Fleitmann, Hai Cheng, Daniel Tabersky, Detlef Günther, R. Lawrance Edwards
2015
Timing and nature of the penultimate deglaciation in a high alpine stalagmite from Switzerland
Quaternary Science Reviews
126
264-275
10.1016/j.quascirev.2015.08.026
The timing and nature of the penultimate deglaciation, also known as Termination II (T-II), is subject of controversial discussions due to the scarcity of precisely-dated palaeoclimate records. Here we present a new precisely-dated and highly-resolved multi-proxy stalagmite record covering T-II from the high alpine Schafsloch Cave in Switzerland, an area where climate is governed by the North Atlantic. The inception of stalagmite growth at 137.4 +/- 1.4 kyr before present (BP) indicates the presence of drip water and cave air temperatures of above 0C, and is related to a climate-induced change in the thermal state (from cold-to warm-based) of the glacier above the cave. The cessation of stalagmite growth between 133.1 +/- 0.7 and 131.9 +/- 0.6 kyr BP is most likely related to distinct drop in temperature associated with Heinrich stadial 11. The resumption of stalagmite growth at 131.9 +/- 0.6 kyr BP is accompanied by an abrupt increase in temperature and precipitation as indicated by distinct shifts in the oxygen and carbon isotopic composition as well as in trace element concentrations. The mid-point of T-II is around 131.8 +/- 0.6 kyr BP in the Schafsloch Cave record is significantly earlier compared to the age of 129.1 +/- 0.1 kyr BP in the Sanbao Cave record from China. The different ages between both records can be best explained by the competing effects of insolation and glacial boundary forcing on seasonality and snow cover extent in Eurasia.
STUDY NOTES: Stable isotope (d18O and d13C) and trace element data from a stalagmite collected in Schafsloch Cave, Appenzell Alps, Switzerland for the penultimate deglaciation (~131KYrBP-135KYrBP).
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https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/europe/switzerland/schafsloch2015iso.txt
Data File; Schafsloch Cave Stable Isotope Data
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https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/europe/switzerland/schafsloch2015elem.txt
Data File; Schafsloch Cave Trace Element Data
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