noaa-cave-40131 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 2025-02-20 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Efflux Cave, Herolds Bay Cave Geochemical Data from 114200 to -30 Cal Yr BP 2024-09-02 publication doi:10.25921/17qn-7444 noaa-cave-40131 NCEI DSI 1200_02 NCEI DSI 1200_01 Braun, K. originator Braun, K. author Bar-Matthews, M. originator Bar-Matthews, M. author Matthews, A. originator Matthews, A. author Ayalon, A. originator Ayalon, A. author Zilberman, T. originator Zilberman, T. author Cowling, R.M. originator Cowling, R.M. author Fisher, E.C. originator Fisher, E.C. author Herries, A.I.R. originator Herries, A.I.R. author Brink, J.S. originator Brink, J.S. author Marean, C.W. originator Marean, C.W. 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 South Africa, Southern Africa. The time period coverage is from 114200 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 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 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-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 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 What: sample thickness; Material: null What: age; Material: null What: delta 18O; Material: calcite What: depth; Material: null What: delta 13C; Material: calcite 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 > Southern Africa > South Africa > Efflux Cave > LATITUDE -33.41 > LONGITUDE 22.34 Continent > Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa > Herolds Bay Cave > LATITUDE -34.05 > LONGITUDE 22.39 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: Braun, K.; Bar-Matthews, M.; Matthews, A.; Ayalon, A.; Zilberman, T.; Cowling, R.M.; Fisher, E.C.; Herries, A.I.R.; Brink, J.S.; Marean, C.W. (2024-09-02): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Efflux Cave, Herolds Bay Cave Geochemical Data from 114200 to -30 Cal Yr BP. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/17qn-7444. 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. Comparison of climate and environment on the edge of the Palaeo-Agulhas Plain to the Little Karoo (South Africa) in Marine Isotope Stages 5–3 as indicated by speleothems 2019 publication Braun, Kerstin; Miryam Bar-Matthews; Alan Matthews; Avner Ayalon; Tami Zilberman; Richard M. Cowling; Erich C. Fisher; Andy I.R. Herries; James S. Brink; Curtis W. Marean author Quaternary Science Reviews publisher https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.06.025 HTTPS Web Browser Associated Reference published 2019 Braun, Kerstin; Miryam Bar-Matthews; Alan Matthews; Avner Ayalon; Tami Zilberman; Richard M. Cowling; Erich C. Fisher; Andy I.R. Herries; James S. Brink; Curtis W. Marean, 2019: Comparison of climate and environment on the edge of the Palaeo-Agulhas Plain to the Little Karoo (South Africa) in Marine Isotope Stages 5–3 as indicated by speleothems. Quaternary Science Reviews, 235, 1933-1963, 10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.06.025 information crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA geoscientificInformation Date Range: 114200 cal yr BP to -30 cal yr BP; 22.34 22.39 -34.05 -33.41 -112250 1980 STUDY NOTES: Data contributed as part of SISAL v3 Global Speleothem Isotope and Trace Element Database (https://doi.org/10.25921/jajq-qg60). Notes from the SISAL database: Vegetation: Natural Fynbos and Renosterveld. Land use: Limited. \\ Efflux_composite (SISAL entity_id = 755) was constructed using the entities 142843, 142846, 142847, 142848 and 142849 (entity_id = 756, 757, 758, 759, 760). ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Given the steep present-day climatic gradients in southern South Africa, comparative studies of its coastal and inland paleoclimate provide important insight into the region's spatial climate dynamics. We present a comparative study of new speleothem stable oxygen (δ18O) and carbon (δ13C) isotopic composition from Efflux Cave (EC; 113–19 ka, hiatus between 105 and 94 ka) in the Little Karoo inland basin and Herolds Bay Cave (HBC; 93–62 ka) at the boundary between the Cape coastal lowlands and the Palaeo-Agulhas Plain. Gaussian kernel based cross-correlation analyses against palaeoclimate proxy records show that rainfall seasonality at EC is related to rainfall amount in the South African interior, whereas HBC is similar to the South African east coast. Our new proxy records, corroborated by archaeological evidence from the Cape coastal lowlands and the Little Karoo, suggest that in both regions, surface water was readily available and grassland ecosystems with variable amounts of C4 and C3 grasses as well as fynbos communities could be found nearby. Cross-correlation analyses of the new records from EC and HBC compared to previously published speleothem records from southern South Africa show only limited statistical correlation. However, there are some similarities in overall trends of palaeoclimate change in the Cape coastal lowlands and the Little Karoo whereby Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5b (mainly Greenland Interstadial 22) and 4 generally have more summer rainfall and higher abundances of C4 vegetation than MIS 5a and MIS 3. 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