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Proctor et al. 2000 Northwest Scotland Stalagmite and Climate Reconstruction Data
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Baker, A.;Proctor, C.;Barnes, W.L. 2000 A thousand year speleothem proxy record of North Atlantic climate from Scotland Climate
Dynamics Vol. 16, Issue 10/11, pp 815-820.
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North: 58.15 * South: 58.15 |
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West: -4.98 * East: -4.98 |
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Altitude: 220 m |
Start Year: 907 AD
End Year: 1993 AD
Data: Please Cite Data Contributors!
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Summary: Luminescent organic matter in stalagmites may form annual bands, allowing growth rate to be precisely determined. Stalagmite
growth rate is controlled by precipitation, so annual bands can be used to derive long precipitation records. A continuously
banded stalagmite from a cave in NW Scotland was used to provide a 1100 year high-resolution record of precipitation. The
location of the cave means that precipitation is closely linked to the North Atlantic Oscillation, for which a record is also
derived. This suggests that changes in the North Atlantic Oscillation state was an important control on European climate over
the past millennium.
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Complete XML Record: noaa-cave-5415
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