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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Qunf Cave, Oman d18O, d13C, d17O Excess, Fluid Inclusion Hydrogen Isotope, and Trace Metal Data Over the Past 11,000 Years

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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 Oman, Middle East. The time period coverage is from 10874 to 402 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: Tian, Y. (2023-07-03): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Qunf Cave, Oman d18O, d13C, d17O Excess, Fluid Inclusion Hydrogen Isotope, and Trace Metal Data Over the Past 11,000 Years. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/vpmg-jm56. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Coverage DescriptionDate Range: 10874 cal yr BP to 402 cal yr BP;
Time Period-8924 to 1548
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
N: 17.17
S: 17.17
E: 54.3
W: 54.3
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Holocene climate change in southern Oman deciphered by speleothem records and climate model simulations
    • Associated Reference published 2023
      Tian, Y., Fleitmann, D., Zhang, Q., Sha, L. J, Wassenburg, J. A., Axelsson, J., Zhang, H. W., Li, X. L., Hu, J., Li, H. Y., Zhao, L., Cai, Y. J., Ning, Y. F. and Cheng, H., 2023: Holocene climate change in southern Oman deciphered by speleothem records and climate model simulations. Nature Communications, 14, , 10.1038/s41467-023-40454-z
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2023-07-03
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress StatusComplete - production of the data has been completed
Data Update Frequency Data update frequency not available
Supplemental Information
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Qunf Cave oxygen isotope (d18Oc) record from southern Oman is one of the most significant of few Holocene Indian summer monsoon cave records. However, the interpretation of the Qunf d18Oc remains in dispute. Here we provide multiple proxy records from Qunf Cave and climate model simulations to reconstruct the Holocene local and regional hydroclimate changes. The results indicate that besides the Indian summer monsoon, the North African summer monsoon also contributes water vapor to southern Oman during the early to middle Holocene. In principle, Qunf d18Oc values reflect integrated oxygen-isotope fractionations over a broad moisture transport swath from moisture sources to the cave site, rather than local precipitation amount alone, and thus the Qunf d18Oc record characterizes primary changes in the super-monsoon regime across the Holocene. In contrast, other Qunf Cave proxy records appear to suggest an overall slightly increased or unchanged wetness over the Holocene at the cave site.
PurposeRecords 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: Tian, Y. (2023-07-03): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Qunf Cave, Oman d18O, d13C, d17O Excess, Fluid Inclusion Hydrogen Isotope, and Trace Metal Data Over the Past 11,000 Years. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/vpmg-jm56. 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
  • Tian, Y.
Originators
  • Tian, Y.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywordsGlobal 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
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems > trace metals
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems > age control
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems > carbon isotopes
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems > oxygen isotopes
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems > other
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: delta 2H; Material: fluid inclusion
  • What: magnesium/calcium; Material: calcite
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: strontium/calcium; Material: calcite
  • What: depth; Material: null
  • What: delta 18O; Material: calcite
  • What: delta 13C; Material: calcite
  • What: delta 2H; Material: fluid inclusion
  • What: delta 17O excess; Material: calcite
  • What: delta 17O excess; Material: calcite
  • What: barium/calcium; Material: calcite
Data Center keywordsGlobal 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 > Western Asia > Middle East > Oman > Qunf Cave > LATITUDE 17.17 > LONGITUDE 54.3
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Tian, Y. (2023-07-03): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Qunf Cave, Oman d18O, d13C, d17O Excess, Fluid Inclusion Hydrogen Isotope, and Trace Metal Data Over the Past 11,000 Years. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/vpmg-jm56. Accessed [date].
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