NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Kesang Cave, Western China 500KYr Speleothem d18O Data

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 speleothems with a geographic location of Xinjiang, China. The time period coverage is from 499490 to 5 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 NCEI landing page with general information and links to access the data. https://doi.org/10.25921/2z5t-4658
0 Study page with data access information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/paleo-search/study/12403
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/asia/china/kesang2012-ks08-2-h-noaa.txt
47 Speleothem https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/asia/china/kesang2012-ks08-1-h-noaa.txt
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
47 Speleothem https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/asia/china/kesang2012-ks06a-h-ii-noaa.txt
47 Speleothem https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/asia/china/kesang2012-ks06a-h-i-noaa.txt
47 Speleothem https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/asia/china/kesang2012-ks-comp-noaa.txt
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/paleoenvironmental-standard-terms-thesaurus
0 Cheng, H., P.Z. Zhang, C. Spötl, R.L. Edwards, Y.J. Cai, D.Z. Zhang, W.C. Sang, M. Tan, and Z.S. An, 2012: The climatic cyclicity in semiarid-arid central Asia over the past 500,000 years. Geophysical Research Letters, 39, , 10.1029/2011GL050202 https://doi.org/10.1029/2011GL050202
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 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/10.25921/2z5t-4658
0 Study page with data access information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/paleo-search/study/12403
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/asia/china/kesang2012-ks08-2-h-noaa.txt
47 Speleothem https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/asia/china/kesang2012-ks08-1-h-noaa.txt
47 Speleothem https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/asia/china/kesang2012-ks06a-h-ii-noaa.txt
47 Speleothem https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/asia/china/kesang2012-ks06a-h-i-noaa.txt
47 Speleothem https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/asia/china/kesang2012-ks-comp-noaa.txt
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 Cheng, H., P.Z. Zhang, C. Spötl, R.L. Edwards, Y.J. Cai, D.Z. Zhang, W.C. Sang, M. Tan, and Z.S. An, 2012: The climatic cyclicity in semiarid-arid central Asia over the past 500,000 years. Geophysical Research Letters, 39, , 10.1029/2011GL050202 https://doi.org/10.1029/2011GL050202
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

Tags

  • speleothems
  • monsoon
  • china
  • latitude 42.8667
  • nesdis
  • cave deposits
  • what: delta 18o
  • longitude 81.75
  • oxygen isotopes
  • continent
  • land records
  • noaa
  • eastern asia
  • paleoclimate
  • material: null
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • material: calcium carbonate
  • climate indicators
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • asia
  • kesang cave
  • paleoclimate indicators
  • what: age
  • national centers for environmental information
  • xinjiang

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