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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard 1,200 Year Ice Core d18O and Temperature Reconstruction

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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 Ice Core. The data include parameters of climate reconstructions|ice cores with a geographic location of Norway, Scandanavia. The time period coverage is from 1181 to -47 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: Divine, D.V.; Isaksson, E.; Martma, T.; Meijer, H.A.J.; Moore, J.C.; Pohjola, V.; van de Wal, R.S.W.; Godtliebsen, F. (2017-05-19): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard 1,200 Year Ice Core d18O and Temperature Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/hzc6-5g51. Accessed [date].
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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 DescriptionDate Range: 769 CE to 1997 CE; Date Range: 1181 cal yr BP to -47 cal yr BP;
Time Period769 to 1997
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
N: 78.73
S: 78.73
E: 17.57
W: 17.57
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Thousand years of winter surface air temperature variations in Svalbard and northern Norway reconstructed from ice-core data
    • Associated Reference published 2011
      Dmitry Divine, Elisabeth Isaksson, Tonu Martma, Harro A.J. Meijer, John Moore, Veijo Pohjola, Roderik S.W. van de Wal, and Fred Godtliebsen, 2011: Thousand years of winter surface air temperature variations in Svalbard and northern Norway reconstructed from ice-core data. Polar Research, 30, 73-79, 10.3402/polar.v30i0.7379
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2017-05-19
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
STUDY NOTES: Ice core oxygen isotope (d18O) data and temperature reconstruction for the past 1,200 years from Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard.
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Two isotopic ice core records from western Svalbard are calibrated to reconstruct more than 1000 years of past winter surface air temperature variations in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, and Vardø, northern Norway. Analysis of the derived reconstructions suggests that the climate evolution of the last millennium in these study areas comprises three major sub-periods. The cooling stage in Svalbard (ca. 800-1800) is characterized by a progressive winter cooling of approximately 0.9C century-1 (0.3C century-1 for Vardø) and a lack of distinct signs of abrupt climate transitions. This makes it difficult to associate the onset of the Little Ice Age in Svalbard with any particular time period. During the 1800s, which according to our results was the coldest century in Svalbard, the winter cooling associated with the Little Ice Age was on the order of 4C (1.3C for Vardø) compared to the 1900s. The rapid warming that commenced at the beginning of the 20th century was accompanied by a parallel decline in sea-ice extent in the study area. However, both the reconstructed winter temperatures as well as indirect indicators of summer temperatures suggest the Medieval period before the 1200s was at least as warm as at the end of the 1990s in Svalbard.
PurposeRecords of past temperature, precipitation, atmospheric trace gases, and other aspects of climate and environment derived from ice cores drilled on glaciers and ice caps around the world. 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: Divine, D.V.; Isaksson, E.; Martma, T.; Meijer, H.A.J.; Moore, J.C.; Pohjola, V.; van de Wal, R.S.W.; Godtliebsen, F. (2017-05-19): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard 1,200 Year Ice Core d18O and Temperature Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/hzc6-5g51. 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
  • Divine, D.V.
  • Isaksson, E.
  • Martma, T.
  • Meijer, H.A.J.
  • Moore, J.C.
  • Pohjola, V.
  • van de Wal, R.S.W.
  • Godtliebsen, F.
Originators
  • Divine, D.V.
  • Isaksson, E.
  • Martma, T.
  • Meijer, H.A.J.
  • Moore, J.C.
  • Pohjola, V.
  • van de Wal, R.S.W.
  • Godtliebsen, F.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywordsGlobal Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Ice Core Records
  • Earth Science > Paleoclimate > Ice Core Records
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate reconstructions|ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice cores
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice core > reconstruction
  • earth science > paleoclimate > ice core > oxygen isotopes
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: surface air temperature; Material: delta 18O
  • What: delta 18O; Material: bulk ice
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 > Europe > Northern Europe > Scandanavia > Norway > Lomonosovfonna > LATITUDE 78.73 > LONGITUDE 17.57
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Divine, D.V.; Isaksson, E.; Martma, T.; Meijer, H.A.J.; Moore, J.C.; Pohjola, V.; van de Wal, R.S.W.; Godtliebsen, F. (2017-05-19): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lomonosovfonna, Svalbard 1,200 Year Ice Core d18O and Temperature Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/hzc6-5g51. Accessed [date].
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