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Speleothem (Cave Deposit) Data


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Speleothems are mineral deposits formed from groundwater within underground caverns. Stalagmites, stalactites, and other forms may be annually banded or contain compounds which can be radiometrically dated. Thickness of depositional layers or isotopic records can be used as climate proxies. Download Trieste 2008 Workshop Report on Speleothems


List of Speleothem Data by Title and Investigator

Smith et al. 2006 500-year Northern Hemisphere Speleothem Temperature Reconstruction
in Text or Microsoft Excel format.

Lists of data by region

Africa
Holmgren et al. (2003), 25 KYr Cold Air Cave, South Africa Stable Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Lee-Thorp et al. (2001), Holmgren et al. (1999), 6500 Year Cold Air Cave, South Africa Stable Isotope Data.
Holzkämper et al.(2009), 58-40 KYr Wolkberg Cave, South Africa Stable Isotopes, Text or Excel
Asia
Tan et al. (2009) Dayu Cave, China 750 Year Oxygen Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Dykoski et al. (2005) Dongge Cave, China 16,000 Year Oxygen Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Kelly et al. (2006) Dongge Cave, China MIS 5/6 Oxygen Isotope Data in Text or Excel format.
Wang et al. (2005) Dongge Cave, China Holocene Oxygen Isotope Data in Text or Excel format.
Yuan et al. (2004) Dongge Cave, China 10-16 KYrBP Oxygen Isotope Data
Hu et al. (2008) Heshang Cave, China Holocene Stable Isotope Data in Text or Excel format.
Cheng et al. (2006) Hulu Cave, Nanjing, China Penultimate Glacial Oxygen Isotope Data
Wang et al. (2001) Hulu Cave, Nanjing, China Oxygen Isotope Data
Cosford et al. (2009) Lianhua Cave, China Stable Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Cheng et al. (2009) Sanbao and Linzhu Caves, China Stable Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Wang et al. (2008) Sanbao Cave, China Oxygen Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Tan et al. (2003) ShiHua Cave, Beijing, China Layer Thickness & Temperature Reconstruction
Li and Hu (1998) ShiHua Cave, Beijing, China Stable Isotope Data
Zhou et al. (2008) Suozi Cave, China MIS 5 Stable Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Zhang et al. (2008) Wanxiang Cave, China Oxygen Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Cosford et al. (2008) Xiangshui and Yaoba Don Caves, China Stable Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Cai et al. (2006) Xiaobailong Cave, China Oxygen Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Berkelhammer et al. (2010) Dandak Cave, India Oxygen Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Frumkin et al. (1999) Jerusalem West Cave, Israel 168 KYr Oxygen Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Frumkin et al. (2000) Jerusalem West Cave, Israel 168 KYr Carbon Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Vaks et al. (2003), 67,000 Year Ma'ale Efrayim Cave, Israel Stable Isotope Data.
Bar-Matthews et al. (2003), 250,000 Year Soreq and Peqiin Caves, Israel Stable Isotope Data.
Fleitmann et al. (2003, 2007) Qunf Cave, Oman 11 KYr Oxygen Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Shakun et al. (2007) Moomi Cave, Yemen 27-11 KYrBP Stable Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Fleitmann et al. (2009) Sofular Cave, Turkey 50 KYr Stable Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Australia
Treble et al. (2005) Moondyne Cave, Modern Isotope Data in Text or Excel format.
Xia et al. (2001) Lynds Cave, Tasmania Isotope and Growth Rate data in Text or Excel format.
Europe
Boch et al. (2009) Katerloch Cave, Austria Stable Isotope Data.
Spötl et al. (2006) Kleegruben Cave, Austria Stable Isotope Data Text or Excel format.
Mangini et al. (2005) Spannagel Cave, Austria δ18O Data and Temperature Reconstruction.
Spötl et al. (2008) Spannagel Cave, Austria MIS 7 Stable Isotope Data, Text or Excel
Stoykova et al. (2008) Duhlata Cave, Bulgaria Fluorescence Text or Excel.
Genty et al. (2003) Villars Cave, France Oxygen and Carbon Isotope Data.
Drysdale et al. (2005) Antro del Corchia, Italy Oxygen Isotope Data, Text or Microsoft Excel
Drysdale et al. (2006) Buca della Renella, Italy Isotope, Mg/Ca, Fluorescence, Text or Excel
Frisia et al. (2003) Grotta di Ernesto, Italy Layer Thickness Data, Text or Microsoft Excel
Constantin et al. (2007) Poleva Cave, Romania Stable Isotope Data, Text or Microsoft Excel
Proctor et al. (2000) Uamh an Tartair, Scotland 1000 Year Band Thickness and Precipitation Reconstruction
Proctor et al. (2002) Uamh an Tartair, Scotland 3600 Year Band Thickness Data Text or Excel
North America
Frappier et al. (2002) Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave, Belize Carbon Isotope Data.
Lachniet et al. (2004) Venado Cave, Costa Rica Stable Isotope Data.
Lachniet et al. (2004) Chilibrillo Cave, Panama Stable Isotope Data.
Denniston et al. (1999) Cold Water Cave, Iowa Stable Isotope Data
Stoykova et al. (2008) Cold Water Cave, Iowa Extreme Resolution Luminescence Text or Excel
Shopov et al. (1996) Cold Water Cave, Iowa Luminescence Text or Excel
Denniston et al. (1999b) Stable Isotope Data for Spring Valley Caverns and Mystery Cave, Minnesota, and Crystal Cave, Wisconsin.
Polyak and Asmerom (2001) Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico Band Thickness Data
Rasmussen et al. (2006) Carlsbad Caverns/Hidden Cave Band Thickness, Text or Excel.
Pacific Islands
Griffiths et al. (2009) Liang Luar Cave, Indonesia Oxygen Isotope Data
Partin et al. (2007) Northern Borneo, Malaysia, Oxygen Isotope Data, Text or Excel format.
Rasbury and Aharon (2006) Avaiki Cave, Niue Island, Layer Thickness Data, Text or Excel format.
South America
Cruz et al. (2005) Botuverá Cave, Brazil Stable Isotope Data.
Reuter et al. (2009) Cascayunga Cave, Peru 1000 Year Oxygen Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Wang et al. (2007) Botuverá Cave, Brazil, 90KYr Stable Isotope Data, Text or Excel.
Wang et al. (2004) Northeast Brazil 210 KYr speleothem/travertine growth phases, Text or Excel.

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