noaa-lake-5472 eng; USA utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology Data Center Contact 828-271-4800 303-497-6513 325 Broadway, E/NE31 Boulder CO 80305-3328 USA paleo@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2024-11-07 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Holocene multidecadal and multicentennial droughts affecting Northern California and Nevada 2002-08-15 publication doi:10.25921/ppfv-eb34 noaa-lake-5472 NCEI DSI 1200_02 NCEI DSI 1200_01 Benson, L.V. originator Benson, L.V. author Kashgarian, M. originator Kashgarian, M. author Rye, R.O. originator Rye, R.O. author Lund, S.P. originator Lund, S.P. author Paillet, F. originator Paillet, F. author Smoot, J.P. originator Smoot, J.P. author Kester, C. originator Kester, C. author Mensing, S. originator Mensing, S. author Meko, D.M. originator Meko, D.M. author Lindström, S. originator Lindström, S. 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 Lake. The data include parameters of paleolimnology with a geographic location of California, United States Of America. The time period coverage is from 224000 to 111 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 climate and environment derived from lake sediment records. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this dataset. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Palmer Drought Index Reconstruction theme What: age; Material: null What: age; Material: null What: organic carbon; Material: sediment What: delta 13C; Material: carbonate What: mass magnetic susceptibility; Material: sediment What: depth; Material: null What: depth at sample end; Material: null What: depth at sample start; Material: null What: depth; Material: null What: delta 18O; Material: carbonate What: age; Material: null What: age; Material: null What: carbon; Material: sediment What: inorganic carbon; Material: sediment theme Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/paleoenvironmental-standard-terms-thesaurus PaST Thesaurus information publisher Continent > North America > United States Of America > California > Owens Lake > LATITUDE 36.5 > LONGITUDE -119 Continent > North America > United States Of America > Nevada > Pyramid Lake Nevada > LATITUDE 40.1 > LONGITUDE -119.6 place DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2025 revision 22 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian otherRestrictions Cite as: Benson, L.V.; Kashgarian, M.; Rye, R.O.; Lund, S.P.; Paillet, F.; Smoot, J.P.; Kester, C.; Mensing, S.; Meko, D.M.; Lindström, S. (2002-08-15): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Holocene multidecadal and multicentennial droughts affecting Northern California and Nevada. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/ppfv-eb34. 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. 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The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site. Holocene multidecadal and multicentennial droughts affecting Northern California and Nevada 2002 publication Benson, L.V., M. Kashgarian, R. Rye, S.P. Lund, F. Paillet, J.P. Smoot, C. Kester, S. Mensing, D. Meko, S. Lindstrom author Quaternary Science Reviews publisher https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-3791(01)00048-8 HTTPS Web Browser Associated Reference published 2002 Benson, L.V., M. Kashgarian, R. Rye, S.P. Lund, F. Paillet, J.P. Smoot, C. Kester, S. Mensing, D. Meko, S. Lindstrom, 2002: Holocene multidecadal and multicentennial droughts affecting Northern California and Nevada. Quaternary Science Reviews, 21, 659-682, 10.1016/S0277-3791(01)00048-8 information crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA geoscientificInformation Date Range: 224000 cal yr BP to 111 cal yr BP; -119.6 -119 36.5 40.1 -222050 1839 ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Continuous, high-resolution d18O records from cored sediments of Pyramid Lake, Nevada, indicate that oscillations in the hydrologic balance occurred, on average, about every 150 years (yr) during the past 7630 calendar years (calyr). The records are not stationary; during the past 2740 yr, drought durations ranged from 20 to 100yr and intervals between droughts ranged from 80 to 230yr. Comparison of tree-ring-based reconstructions of climate change for the past 1200 yr from the Sierra Nevada and the El Malpais region of northwest New Mexico indicates that severe droughts associated with Anasazi withdrawal from Chaco Canyon at 820 calyrBP (calendar years before present) and final abandonment of Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, and the Kayenta area at 650 calyrBP may have impacted much of the western United States. During the middle Holocene (informally defined in this paper as extending from 8000 to 3000 calyrBP), magnetic susceptibility values of sediments deposited in Pyramid Lake's deep basin were much larger than late-Holocene (3000-0 calyrBP) values, indicating the presence of a shallow lake. In addition, the mean d18O value of CaCO3 precipitated between 6500 and 3430calyrBP was 1.6 less than the mean value of CaCO3 precipitated after 2740 calyrBP. Numerical calculations indicate that the shift in the d18O baseline probably resulted from a transition to a wetter (>30%) and cooler (3-5°C) climate. The existence of a relatively dry and warm middle-Holocene climate in the Truckee River-Pyramid Lake system is generally consistent with archeological, sedimentological, chemical, physical, and biological records from various sites within the Great Basin of the western United States. Two high-resolution Holocene-climate records are now available from the Pyramid and Owens lake basins which suggest that the Holocene was characterized by five climatic intervals. TIC and d18O records from Owens Lake indicate that the first interval in the early Holocene (11,600-10,000 calyrBP) was characterized by a drying trend that was interrupted by a brief (200 yr) wet oscillation centered at 10,300 calyrBP. This was followed by a second early-Holocene interval (10,000-8000 calyrBP) during which relatively wet conditions prevailed. During the early part of the middle Holocene (8000-6500 calyrBP), high-amplitude oscillations in TIC in Owens Lake and d18O in Pyramid Lake indicate the presence of shallow lakes in both basins. During the latter part of the middle Holocene (6500-3800 calyrBP), drought conditions dominated, Owens Lake desiccated, and Lake Tahoe ceased spilling to the Truckee River, causing Pyramid Lake to decline. At the beginning of the late Holocene (~3000 calyrBP), Lake Tahoe rose to its sill level and Pyramid Lake increased in volume. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information distributor In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free. However, fees may apply for custom orders, data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media. Contact NCEI for other distribution options and instructions. 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