noaa-cave-14268 eng; USA utf8 dataset Bauer, Bruce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce +1 303-497-6280 +1 303-497-6513 325 Broadway, E/CC23 Boulder CO 80305-3328 USA paleo@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2019-02-20 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Dante Cave, Namibia, Holocene Stalagmite Stable Isotope and Mineralogy Data 2013-04-01 publication noaa-cave-14268 NCEI DSI 1200_01 Sletten, H.R. originator Sletten, H.R. author Railsback, L.B. originator Railsback, L.B. author Liang, F. originator Liang, F. author Brook, G.A. originator Brook, G.A. author Marais, E. originator Marais, E. author Hardt, B.F. originator Hardt, B.F. author Cheng, H. originator Cheng, H. author Edwards, L. originator Edwards, L. author NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information publisher tableDigital This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Cave. The data include parameters of speleothems with a geographic location of Namibia, Southern Africa. The time period coverage is from 5 to 0 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data. Records of past temperature, precipitation, and other aspects of climate derived from mineral deposits found in caves. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this dataset. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the dataset citations. completed Bauer, Bruce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce +1 303-497-6280 +1 303-497-6513 325 Broadway, E/CC23 Boulder CO 80305-3328 USA paleo@noaa.gov pointOfContact https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/c/images/pc-default-cave.png Paleoclimatology - Speleothem PNG Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Land Records > Cave Deposits Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Speleothems Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Land Records > Cave Deposits theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2018 revision Version 8.6 Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords HTTPS Web Browser Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information publisher earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems > carbon isotopes earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems > oxygen isotopes earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems > geochemistry theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2018 revision Version 8.6 Global Change Data Center, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords HTTPS Web Browser Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. information publisher drought hydrology theme Continent > Africa > Southern Africa > Namibia> Dante Cave > LATITUDE -19.4 > LONGITUDE 17.883333 place otherRestrictions Cite as: Sletten, H.R.; Railsback, L.B.; Liang, F.; Brook, G.A.; Marais, E.; Hardt, B.F.; Cheng, H.; Edwards, L. (2013-04-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Dante Cave, Namibia, Holocene Stalagmite Stable Isotope and Mineralogy Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/14268. Accessed [date]. otherRestrictions Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. 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These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site. eng; USA geoscientificInformation Date Range: 5 cal yr BP to 0 cal yr BP; 17.883333 17.883333 -19.4 -19.4 Study Coordinates -19.4 17.883333 1945 1950 ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Stalagmite DP1, a speleothem 1.6 m in length from Dante Cave in northeastern Namibia, provides a paleoclimate record of a gradual transition from wetter to drier conditions from 4.6 to 3.3 ka BP, a variable but pronounced dry period from 3.3 to 1.8 ka, and a wetter but variable period from 1.8 ka to the present. This record is based on 30 U/Th radiometric dates and their resulting calculated growth rates, and on C and O stable isotope data, relative proportions of aragonite and calcite in layers, measurements of stalagmite width along layers, and observation of petrographic surfaces suggestive of changes from drier to wetter conditions and vice versa. The stalagmite's first deposition, which seemingly followed conditions too wet for deposition, coincided with desiccation in the Sahara and the end of the African Humid Period there. Gradual drying continued and led to a sustained very dry period from 3322 ± 11 to 1786 ± 10 BP, a "2-3 ka BP Dry Period". That dry period began and ended abruptly. The abrupt transition from drier to wetter conditions at 1.8 ka coincides with the beginning of the Iron Age in southern Africa, suggesting that wetter conditions facilitated migrations and/or changes in food production that may have contributed to a transition in human technologies and lifestyles. This transition is coeval with transitions to colder conditions in ice core records from Greenland and Antarctica. The DP1 record suggests considerable change over the past 1800 years, with at least three wet/dry cycles. The wettest conditions may have occurred relatively recently, between 230 and 100 BP (A.D. 1720 and 1850), so that early European explorers may have seen and/or heard reports of conditions among the wettest during the later Holocene in southern Africa. DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Customer Engagement Branch 1-828-271-4800 1-828-271-4876 151 Patton Avenue Veach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468 Asheville NC 28801-5001 USA ncei.orders@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov HTTPS Web Browser NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information. information 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern distributor In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free, however fees may apply for data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. 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