NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Cango Cave, Late Quaternary Temperature Reconstruction

Description

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 Climate Reconstruction. The data include parameters of climate reconstructions|speleothems with a geographic location of South Africa, Southern Africa. The time period coverage is from 6408 to 12 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Talma, A.S.; Vogel, John C., 1992: Late Quaternary paleotemperatures derived from a speleothem from Cango Caves, Cape Province, South Africa. Quaternary Research, 37, 203-213, 10.1016/0033-5894(92)90082-T https://doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(92)90082-T
0 NCEI landing page with general information and links to access the data. https://doi.org/10.25921/ekbp-6t96
0 Study page with data access information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/paleo-search/study/30664
0 General information for this data type. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/climate-reconstruction
47 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/reconstructions/climate12k/temperature/version1.0.0/Temp12k_directory_NOAA_files/CangoCave.Talma.1992.txt
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/paleoenvironmental-standard-terms-thesaurus
0 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. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/reconstructions/climate12k/temperature/version1.0.0/Temp12k_directory_LiPD_files/CangoCave.Talma.1992.lpd
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 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. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 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. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 NCEI landing page with general information and links to access the data. https://doi.org/10.25921/ekbp-6t96
0 Study page with data access information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/paleo-search/study/30664
0 General information for this data type. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/climate-reconstruction
47 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/reconstructions/climate12k/temperature/version1.0.0/Temp12k_directory_NOAA_files/CangoCave.Talma.1992.txt
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/paleoenvironmental-standard-terms-thesaurus
0 Talma, A.S.; Vogel, John C., 1992: Late Quaternary paleotemperatures derived from a speleothem from Cango Caves, Cape Province, South Africa. Quaternary Research, 37, 203-213, 10.1016/0033-5894(92)90082-T https://doi.org/10.1016/0033-5894(92)90082-T
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/reconstructions/climate12k/temperature/version1.0.0/Temp12k_directory_LiPD_files/CangoCave.Talma.1992.lpd

Tags

  • south africa
  • climate reconstructions|speleothems
  • longitude 22.214
  • nesdis
  • what: depth
  • southern africa
  • what: surface air temperature
  • continent
  • material: calcite
  • noaa
  • air temperature
  • paleoclimate
  • material: null
  • paleoclimate reconstructions
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • reconstructions
  • earth science
  • climate indicators
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • latitude -33.3926
  • paleoclimate indicators
  • africa
  • air temperature reconstruction
  • what: age
  • what: notes
  • national centers for environmental information
  • cango cave

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