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Mangini et al. 2005 Spannagel Cave Stalagmite Oxygen Isotope Data and Temperature Reconstruction
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Mangini, A.;Spoetl, C.;Verdes, P. 2005 Reconstruction of temperature in the Central Alps during the past 2000 yr from a d18O stalagmite record Earth and Planetary Science Letters Vol. 235, Issues 3-4, Pages 741-751, 15 July 2005.
Data Coverage North: 47.09 * South: 47.09
West: 11.67 * East: 11.67
Altitude: 2531 m

Start Year: -90 AD   End Year: 1935 AD

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Summary:

The precisely dated isotopic composition of a stalagmite from Spannagel Cave in the Central Alps is translated into a highly resolved record of temperature at high elevation during the past 2000 yr. Temperature maxima during the Medieval Warm Period between 800 and 1300 AD are in average about 1.7°C higher than the minima in the Little Ice Age and similar to present-day values. The high correlation of this record to d14C suggests that solar variability was a major driver of climate in Central Europe during the past 2 millennia.
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