noaa-cave-5417
Polyak and Asmerom 2001 Southwestern US Stalagmite and Climate Reconstruction Data
Polyak, V.J.; Asmerom, Y.
Polyak and Asmerom 2001 Southwestern US Stalagmite and Climate Reconstruction Data
2009-12-11
NCDC-Paleoclimatology
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Investigator
V.J.
Polyak
Investigator
Y.
Asmerom
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
age,null,null,calendar year before present,null,speleothems,null,null,N,null
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
growth rate,calcium carbonate,null,millimeter,null,speleothems,raw,null,N,null
earth science
paleoclimate
speleothems
lithology
geoscientificInformation
-882 AD
1789 AD
2832 cal yr BP
161 cal yr BP
Complete
32.18
32.18
-104.44
-104.44
1340
1340
Continent
North America
United States Of America
New Mexico
Carlsbad Cavern>LATITUDE 32.18>LONGITUDE -104.44
None
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ASCII
Polyak, V.J. and Y. Asmerom. 2001. Late Holocene Climate and Cultural Changes in the Southwestern United States. Science, 294, 148-151. DOI: 10.1126/science.1062771
Columnar stalagmites in caves of the Guadalupe Mountains during the late Holocene record a 4000-year annually resolved climate history for the southwestern United States. Annual banding, hiatuses, and high-precision uranium-series dating show a present day-like climate from 4000 to 3000 years ago, following a drier middle Holocene. A distinctly wetter and cooler period from 3000 to 800 years ago was followed by a period of present day-like conditions, with the exception of a slightly wetter interval from 440 to 290 years before the present. The stalagmite record correlates well with the archaeological record of changes in cultural activities of indigenous people. Such climate change may help to explain evidence of dwelling abandonment and population redistribution.
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