NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Cold Air Cave, South Africa 350Yr Isotope Data and 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 Cave. The data include parameters of climate reconstructions|speleothems with a geographic location of South Africa, Southern Africa. The time period coverage is from 315 to -46 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 H.S. Sundqvist, K. Holmgren, J. Fohlmeister, Q. Zhang, M. Bar Matthews, C. Spötl, and H. Körnich, 2013: Evidence of a large cooling between 1690 and 1740 AD in southern Africa. Scientific Reports, 3, , 10.1038/srep01767 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01767
0 NCEI landing page with general information and links to access the data. https://doi.org/10.25921/tcd8-9s57
0 Study page with data access information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/paleo-search/study/14349
0 General information for this data type. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/speleothem
47 Speleothem https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/africa/cold-air-cave2013temperature.txt
47 Speleothem https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/africa/cold-air-cave2013isotopes.txt
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 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 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/tcd8-9s57
0 Study page with data access information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/paleo-search/study/14349
0 General information for this data type. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/speleothem
47 Speleothem https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/africa/cold-air-cave2013temperature.txt
47 Speleothem https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/africa/cold-air-cave2013isotopes.txt
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/paleoenvironmental-standard-terms-thesaurus
0 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 https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 H.S. Sundqvist, K. Holmgren, J. Fohlmeister, Q. Zhang, M. Bar Matthews, C. Spötl, and H. Körnich, 2013: Evidence of a large cooling between 1690 and 1740 AD in southern Africa. Scientific Reports, 3, , 10.1038/srep01767 https://doi.org/10.1038/srep01767

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  • speleothems
  • south africa
  • climate reconstructions|speleothems
  • nesdis
  • what: depth
  • little ice age (lia)
  • cave deposits
  • what: delta 18o
  • oxygen isotopes
  • southern africa
  • what: surface air temperature
  • continent
  • land records
  • noaa
  • what: delta 13c
  • paleoclimate
  • material: null
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • longitude 29.11
  • material: calcium carbonate
  • climate indicators
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • other
  • material: delta 18o
  • cold air cave
  • paleoclimate indicators
  • africa
  • air temperature reconstruction
  • what: age
  • latitude -24.02
  • national centers for environmental information
  • carbon isotopes

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