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Reconstruction of temperature in the Central Alps during the past 2000 yr from a d18O stalagmite record. | |
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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. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2005.05.010 A. Mangini1, C. Spötl2, P. Verdes1, 1 Forschungsstelle Radiometrie, Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany 2 Institut für Geologie und Paläontologie, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria |
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ABSTRACT: 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 Δ14C suggests that solar variability was a major driver of climate in Central Europe during the past 2 millennia. Download data from the WDC Paleo archive: 2,000-Year Spannagel Cave Speleothem Oxygen Isotope Data and Temperature Reconstruction. |
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To read or view the full study, please visit the
Science Direct website. It was published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters, Vol. 235, Issues 3-4, Pages 741-751, 15 July 2005. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2005.05.010 |
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