noaa-recon-14189
Paleo Index 130 Year Global Normalized Proxy Temperature Data
Anderson, D.M.; Mauk, E.M.; Wahl, E.R.; Morrill, C.; Wagner, A.; Easterling, D.R.; Rutishauser, T.
Paleo Index 130 Year Global Normalized Proxy Temperature Data
2013-04-05
NCDC-Paleoclimatology
ONLINE Files
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https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/14189
Investigator
D.M.
Anderson
Investigator
E.M.
Mauk
Investigator
E.R.
Wahl
Investigator
C.
Morrill
Investigator
A.
Wagner
Investigator
D.R.
Easterling
Investigator
T.
Rutishauser
earth science
paleoclimate
climate reconstructions
proxy composite,null,null,standard deviation unit,null,climate reconstructions,normalized,null,N,Each series was normalized to produce index values of change relative to a 1901-2000 base period
earth science
paleoclimate
climate reconstructions
proxy composite,null,null,standard deviation unit,null,climate reconstructions,composited|normalized,null,N,Each series was normalized to produce index values of change relative to a 1901-2000 base period; the index values were then averaged
earth science
paleoclimate
climate reconstructions
proxy composite,null,null,standard deviation unit,null,climate reconstructions,composited|normalized,null,N,frozen grid; Each series was normalized to produce index values of change relative to a 1901-2000 base period; the index values were then averaged
earth science
paleoclimate
climate reconstructions
age,null,null,year Common Era,null,climate reconstructions,null,null,N,null
earth science
paleoclimate
reconstructions
air temperature
geoscientificInformation
Air Temperature Reconstruction
1730 AD
1995 AD
220 cal yr BP
-45 cal yr BP
Complete
-90
90
-180
180
Geographic Region
Global
Global>LATITUDE >LONGITUDE
None
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https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data
DATA Center Contact
Bruce
Bauer
bruce.a.bauer@noaa.gov
paleo@noaa.gov
303-497-6280
303-497-6513
325 Broadway, E/NE31
Boulder
CO
80305-3328
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online
ASCII
David Morrill Anderson, Elyse M. Mauk, Eugene R. Wahl, Carrie Morrill, Amy Wagner, David R. Easterling, This Rutishauser. 2013.
Global warming in an independent record of the last 130 years. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 40, pp. 189-193.
DOI: 10.1029/2012GL054271
The thermometer-based global surface temperature time series (GST) commands a prominent role in the evidence for global warming, yet this record has considerable uncertainty. An independent record, longer and with better geographic coverage, would be valuable in understanding recent change in the context of natural variability. We compiled the paleo index from 170 temperature-sensitive proxy time series (corals, ice cores, speleothems, lake and ocean sediments, historical documents). Each series was normalized to produce index values of change relative to a 1901-2000 base period; the index values were then averaged. From 1880 to 1995, the index trends significantly upward, similar to the GST. Smaller-scale aspects of the GST including two warming trends and a warm interval during the 1940s are also observed in the paleo index. The paleo index continuously extends back to 1730 with 66 records. The upward trend appears to begin in the early 19th century but the year-to-year variability is large and the 1730-1929 trend is not significant at the p<0.05 level. In addition to its value in vetting the thermometer-based record, our approach shows the potential of the un-calibrated paleo archive in understanding environmental change; this approach can be applied to aspects of environmental change where the instrumental record is even shorter (ocean pH, sea ice, hydrologic extremes).
STUDY NOTES: The paleo index is compiled from 173 temperature-sensitive proxy time series
(corals, ice cores, speleothems, lake and ocean sediments, historical documents). Each series
was normalized to produce index values of change relative to a 1901-2000 base period;
the index values were then averaged. The 173 individual normalized proxy series,
and global average paleo index series are provided for AD 1730-1995.
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