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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Sahiya Cave Geochemical Data from 5700 to 2100 Cal Yr BP

browse graphicPaleoclimatology - Speleothem
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 India, Southcentral Asia. The time period coverage is from 5706 to 2079 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.
  • Cite as: Kathayat, G.; Cheng, H.; Sinha, A.; Yi, L.; Li, X.L.; Zhang, H.; Li, H.; Ning, Y.F.; Edwards, R.L. (2025-01-28): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Sahiya Cave Geochemical Data from 5700 to 2100 Cal Yr BP. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/xq1s-vj06. Accessed [date].
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Dataset Point of Contact Data Center Contact
NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
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Coverage Description Date Range: 5706 cal yr BP to 2079 cal yr BP;
Time Period -3756 to -129
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 77.8667
East: 77.8667
South: 30.6
North: 30.6
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • The Indian monsoon variability and civilization changes in the Indian subcontinent
    • Associated Reference published 2017
      Kathayat, Gayatri; Hai Cheng; Ashish Sinha; Liang Yi; Xianglei Li; Haiwei Zhang; Hangying Li; Youfeng Ning; R. Lawrence Edwards, 2017: The Indian monsoon variability and civilization changes in the Indian subcontinent. Science Advances, 3, 1933-1963, 10.1126/sciadv.1701296
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2025-01-28
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency Data update frequency not available
Supplemental Information
STUDY NOTES: Data contributed as part of SISAL v3 Global Speleothem Isotope and Trace Element Database (https://doi.org/10.25921/jajq-qg60). Notes from the SISAL database: SAH-AB_2023 (SISAL entity_id = 902 ): SAH-A_2023 (entity_id = 900 ) and SAH-B_2023 (entity_id = 901 ) used to construct the composite.
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: The vast Indo-Gangetic Plain in South Asia has been home to some of the world’s oldest civilizations, whose fortunes ebbed and flowed with time—plausibly driven in part by shifts in the spatiotemporal patterns of the Indian summer monsoon rainfall. We use speleothem oxygen isotope records from North India to reconstruct the monsoon’s variability on socially relevant time scales, allowing us to examine the history of civilization changes in the context of varying hydroclimatic conditions over the past 5700 years. Our data suggest that significant shifts in monsoon rainfall have occurred in concert with changes in the Northern Hemisphere temperatures and the discharges of the Himalayan rivers. The close temporal relationship between these large-scale hydroclimatic changes and the intervals marking the significant sociopolitical developments of the Indus Valley and Vedic civilizations suggests a plausible role of climate change in shaping the important chapters of the history of human civilization in the Indian subcontinent.
Purpose Records of past temperature, precipitation, and other aspects of climate derived from mineral deposits found in caves. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this dataset. Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the dataset citations.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Kathayat, G.; Cheng, H.; Sinha, A.; Yi, L.; Li, X.L.; Zhang, H.; Li, H.; Ning, Y.F.; Edwards, R.L. (2025-01-28): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Sahiya Cave Geochemical Data from 5700 to 2100 Cal Yr BP. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/xq1s-vj06. Accessed [date].
  • Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site.
Cited Authors
  • Kathayat, G.
  • Cheng, H.
  • Sinha, A.
  • Yi, L.
  • Li, X.L.
  • Zhang, H.
  • Li, H.
  • Ning, Y.F.
  • Edwards, R.L.
Originators
  • Kathayat, G.
  • Cheng, H.
  • Sinha, A.
  • Yi, L.
  • Li, X.L.
  • Zhang, H.
  • Li, H.
  • Ning, Y.F.
  • Edwards, R.L.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Land Records > Cave Deposits
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Speleothems
  • Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Land Records > Cave Deposits
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems > carbon isotopes
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems > oxygen isotopes
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: sample thickness; Material: null
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: delta 18O; Material: calcite
  • What: depth; Material: null
  • What: delta 13C; Material: calcite
Data Center keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
  • DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Place keywords
  • Continent > Asia > Southcentral Asia > India > Sahiya Cave > LATITUDE 30.6 > LONGITUDE 77.8667
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Kathayat, G.; Cheng, H.; Sinha, A.; Yi, L.; Li, X.L.; Zhang, H.; Li, H.; Ning, Y.F.; Edwards, R.L. (2025-01-28): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Sahiya Cave Geochemical Data from 5700 to 2100 Cal Yr BP. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/xq1s-vj06. Accessed [date].
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