noaa-cave-40767 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 2025-03-12 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Cova da Arcoia Geochemical Data from 9400 to 340 Cal Yr BP 2025-01-29 publication doi:10.25921/w2rq-j922 noaa-cave-40767 NCEI DSI 1200_02 NCEI DSI 1200_01 Railsback, L.B. originator Railsback, L.B. author Liang, F. originator Liang, F. author Vidal Romaní, J.R. originator Vidal Romaní, J.R. author Grandal-d’Anglade, A. originator Grandal-d’Anglade, A. author Vaqueiro Rodríguez, M. originator Vaqueiro Rodríguez, M. author Santos-Fidalgo, L. originator Santos-Fidalgo, L. author Fernández Mosquera, D. originator Fernández Mosquera, D. author Cheng, H. originator Cheng, H. author Edwards, R.L. originator Edwards, R.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 Spain, Southern Europe. The time period coverage is from 9440 to 340 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 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 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. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian What: age; Material: null What: depth; Material: null What: delta 18O; Material: null What: delta 13C; Material: calcium carbonate What: notes; 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 > Europe > Southern Europe > Spain > Cova da Arcoia > LATITUDE 42.61 > LONGITUDE -7.09 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: Railsback, L.B.; Liang, F.; Vidal Romaní, J.R.; Grandal-d’Anglade, A.; Vaqueiro Rodríguez, M.; Santos-Fidalgo, L.; Fernández Mosquera, D.; Cheng, H.; Edwards, R.L. (2025-01-29): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Cova da Arcoia Geochemical Data from 9400 to 340 Cal Yr BP. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/w2rq-j922. 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. Petrographic and isotopic evidence for Holocene long-term climate change and shorter-term environmental shifts from a stalagmite from the Serra do Courel of northwestern Spain, and implications for climatic history across Europe and the Mediterranean 2011 publication Railsback, L. Bruce; Fuyuan Liang; Juan Ramón Vidal Romaní; Aurora Grandal-d'Anglade; Marcos Vaqueiro Rodríguez; Luisa Santos Fidalgo; Daniel Fernández Mosquera; Hai Cheng; R. Lawrence Edwards author Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology publisher https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.02.030 HTTPS Web Browser Associated Reference published 2011 Railsback, L. Bruce; Fuyuan Liang; Juan Ramón Vidal Romaní; Aurora Grandal-d'Anglade; Marcos Vaqueiro Rodríguez; Luisa Santos Fidalgo; Daniel Fernández Mosquera; Hai Cheng; R. Lawrence Edwards, 2011: Petrographic and isotopic evidence for Holocene long-term climate change and shorter-term environmental shifts from a stalagmite from the Serra do Courel of northwestern Spain, and implications for climatic history across Europe and the Mediterranean. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 305, 172-184, 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.02.030 information crossReference sciencePaper eng; USA geoscientificInformation Date Range: 9440 cal yr BP to 340 cal yr BP; -7.09 -7.09 42.61 42.61 Study Coordinates 42.61 -7.09 -7490 1610 STUDY NOTES: Data contributed as part of SISAL v3 Global Speleothem Isotope and Trace Element Database (https://doi.org/10.25921/jajq-qg60). ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: A small stalagmite from Cova da Arcoia in the Serra do Courel of northwestern Spain provides a record both of general climate change across the Holocene and of shorter-term shifts between wetter and drier conditions. Nineteen U-series dates from 9.3 ka to the present provide a chronology of the stalagmite with uncertainties of commonly only decades and at the most only 200 years. These dates constrain the age of 18 petrographic surfaces that are of two types, one (Type E) inferred to result from dissolution during enhanced flow of water and the other (Type L) inferred to result from lesser flow. Aragonite is more abundant in the earlier parts of the stalagmite and calcite is more abundant in the later part. Values of δ13C range from − 5.6 to − 1.3‰ relative to VPDB but are greatest beneath Type L surfaces. Values of δ18O range from − 5.4 to − 4.4‰ relative to VPDB and have a weak but statistically significant correlation with δ13C. Greater abundance of aragonite, greater values of δ13C, and lesser frequency of Type E surfaces early in the stalagmite suggest a drier and perhaps warmer early to middle Holocene, whereas greater abundance of calcite and frequent Type E surfaces higher in the stalagmite suggest wetter conditions later in the Holocene. δ18O data are most compatible with this general conclusion. However, a prominent Type E surface records the 8.2 ka event as an isolated wetter episode in the otherwise-dry early Holocene. Much of the stalagmite's aragonite and calcite suggests normal stalagmite growth in moderate climatic conditions. However, the near or complete cessation of growth at Type L surfaces and greater δ13C, greater δ18O, and lesser fluorescence of aragonite beneath those surfaces combine to suggest at least six century-scale episodes of strikingly dry conditions. On the other hand, evidence of dissolutional erosion at Type E surfaces suggests at least ten distinct episodes of much wetter conditions. These combine to suggest highly variable climate across the Holocene at the scale of decades to a few centuries. The record from this stalagmite is similar to records from Greenland ice cores and from pollen and/or stalagmite records from France, northernmost Spain, and more broadly from northern or Atlantic-facing Europe. In contrast, it suggests trends nearly opposite those in records from eastern and southern Spain, suggesting that the Serra do Courel is north of, but perhaps not far from, the boundary between Atlantic and Mediterranean regions of Holocene climate trends in the Iberian Peninsula. That general antiphasal relationship between northwestern Spain and regions to the south and east extends to the specific observation that four of the most pronounced wetter events in the stalagmite's record coincide with periods of widespread drought and/or cultural collapse in the Mediterranean and Middle East. 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. 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