Characterisation of palaeo-precipitation from variations in the structure of stalagmite annual luminescence laminations

PROJECT DETAILS ONLY - NO DATA. To determine the seasonality and inter-annual variability of rainfall from the variations in annual luminescence laminations for multiple samples of recently deposited stalagmites from two monitored cave systems. a) extend this for the last 2000 years of climate change for multiple sites in the UK and continental Europe to establish regional palaeoprecipitation records. Measurement of variations in the structure of laminae luminescence using UV microscope and laser techniques for samples from England and France with parallel monitoring of seasonal variations of luminescence. UV techniques as above with additional samples to extend the project spatially (to Belgium, Scotland, England & France) and temporally (last 2000 years)

Date (Creation): 1999-06-01

Identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605052

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University of Birmingham - Baker, Professor A ( Sch of Geography, Earth & Env Sciences )

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British Geological Survey - Enquiries

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United Kingdom

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Begin date: 1999-06-01

End date: 2001-05-31

Supplemental Information: GR3/1A744 Data archived at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84 (EPSG::4326)

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OnLine resource: Northwest Scotland Stalagmite and Climate Reconstruction Data ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
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 climate reconstructions|speleothems with a geographic location of United Kingdom, British Isles. The time period coverage is from 1043 to -43 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.

OnLine resource: Northwest Scotland Stalagmite Data to 3600 BP ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
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 United Kingdom, British Isles. The time period coverage is from 3623 to -45 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.

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Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

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British Geological Survey

Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth , NOTTINGHAM , NOTTINGHAMSHIRE , NG12 5GG , United Kingdom

+44 115 936 3100

Dataset URI: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605052

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