noaa-lake-10889 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 2024-02-13 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lake Challa, East Africa 25KYr Leaf Wax Deuterium Data 2011-04-22 publication doi:10.25921/21z2-sh58 noaa-lake-10889 NCEI DSI 1200_02 NCEI DSI 1200_01 Tierney, J.E. originator Tierney, J.E. author Russell, J.M. originator Russell, J.M. author Sinninghe Damsté, J.S. originator Sinninghe Damsté, J.S. author Huang, Y. originator Huang, Y. author Verschuren, D. originator Verschuren, D. 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 Kenya, Eastern Africa. The time period coverage is from 24922 to -30 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. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the dataset citations. completed 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 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/webimages/pc-default-lake.png Paleoclimatology - Lake PNG Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Ocean/Lake Records theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science 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. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Monsoon theme What: delta 2H; Material: C28 n-alkanoic acid What: age; Material: null What: delta 2H; Material: C28 n-alkanoic acid What: depth; Material: null 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 > Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya > Lake Challa > LATITUDE -3.3167 > LONGITUDE 37.7 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: Tierney, J.E.; Russell, J.M.; Sinninghe Damsté, J.S.; Huang, Y.; Verschuren, D. (2011-04-22): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lake Challa, East Africa 25KYr Leaf Wax Deuterium Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/21z2-sh58. 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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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. Late Quaternary behavior of the East African monsoon and the importance of the Congo Air Boundary 2011 publication Tierney, J.E., J.M. Russell, J.S. Sinninghe Damsté, Y. Huang, and D. Verschuren author Quaternary Science Reviews publisher https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.01.017 HTTPS Web Browser Associated Reference published 2011 Tierney, J.E., J.M. Russell, J.S. Sinninghe Damsté, Y. Huang, and D. Verschuren, 2011: Late Quaternary behavior of the East African monsoon and the importance of the Congo Air Boundary. Quaternary Science Reviews, 30, 798-807, 10.1016/j.quascirev.2011.01.017 information crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA geoscientificInformation Date Range: 24922 cal yr BP to -30 cal yr BP; 37.7 37.7 -3.3167 -3.3167 Study Coordinates -3.3167 37.7 -22972 1980 STUDY NOTES: Deuterium/hydrogen ratio of higher plant leaf waxes (dDwax) from Lake Challa, Kenya, covering the last 25,000 years. The chronology for the Lake Challa composite sediment sequence is based on a combination of 210Pb and AMS 14C dating as previously described by Verschuren et al. (2009). The composite sedimentary sequence was sampled every 4 cm down to a depth of 200 cm to generate a high-resolution (30-50 year) record for the past two millennia, and then was sampled every 16 cm (~300 years) thereafter. Higher sampling resolution (~100 year) was also applied during the Younger Dryas interval. D/H composition of the C28 fatty acid samples (dDwax) was determined via gas chromatography-isotope-ratio mass spectrometry. ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Both Atlantic and Indian Ocean climate dynamics exert influence over tropical African hydroclimate, producing complex patterns of convergence and precipitation. To isolate the Indian Ocean influence on African paleohydrology, we analyzed the deuterium/ hydrogen ratio of higher plant leaf waxes (dDwax) in a 25 000-year sediment record from Lake Challa (3°S, 38° E) in the easternmost area of the African tropics. Whereas both the seismic record of inferred lake level fluctuations and the Branched and Isoprenoidal Tetraether (BIT) index proxy record changes in hydrology within the Challa basin, dDwax, as a proxy for the isotopic composition of precipitation (dDP) is interpreted as a tracer of large-scale atmospheric circulation that integrates the history of the moisture transported to the Lake Challa area. Specifically, based on modern-day isotope-rainfall relationships, we argue that Lake Challa dDwax reflects the intensity of East African monsoon circulation. The three hydrological proxy records show generally similar trends for the last 25 000 years, but there are important differences between them, primarily during the middle Holocene. We interpret this deviation of dDwax from local hydrological history as a decoupling of East African monsoon intensity - which heavily influences the isotopes of precipitation in East Africa today - from rainfall amount in the Challa basin. In combination, the hydrological proxy data from Lake Challa singularly highlight zonal gradients in tropical African climate that occur over a variety of timescales, suggesting that the Congo Air Boundary plays a fundamental role in controlling hydroclimate in the African tropics. 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