Speleothem Isotopic Records from ShiHua Cave, Beijing, China --------------------------------------------------------------------- World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder and NOAA Paleoclimatology Program --------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: PLEASE CITE ORIGINAL REFERENCE WHEN USING THIS DATA!!!!! NAME OF DATA SET: Speleothem Isotopic Records from ShiHua Cave, Beijing, China LAST UPDATE: 5/2000 (Original Receipt by WDCA Paleo) CONTRIBUTORS: Hong-Chun Li, Teh-Lung Ku, and Stephen Schllenberg, University of Southern California IGBP PAGES/WDCA CONTRIBUTION SERIES NUMBER: 2000-034 SUGGESTED DATA CITATION: Li, H.-C., Ku, T.-L., and Schllenberg, S., 2000, Speleothem Isotopic Records from ShiHua Cave, Beijing, China, IGBP PAGES/World Data Center A for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series #2000-034. NOAA/NGDC Paleoclimatology Program, Boulder CO, USA. ORIGINAL REFERENCES: T.-L. Ku and H.-C. Li, 1998. Speleothems as high-resolution paleoenvironment archives: records from northeastern China. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Earth Planet. Sci.), 107, NO. 4, PP. 321-330. H.-C. LI, T.-L. KU, L. D. Stott, and W.-J. Chen, 1998. Applications of interannual-resolution stable isotope records of speleothem: climatic changes in Beijing and Tianjin, China. Science in China Series D), V. 41, No. 4, pp. 362-368. FUNDING SOURCE: NSF-ATM, USA GEOGRAPHIC REGION: northeastern China PERIOD OF RECORD: 1526-1992 AD. DESCRIPTION: Isotopic records of Speleothem S312 From ShiHua Cave, Beijing, China Latitude: 39o48' N Longitude: 115o54' E Elevation: 200 m Date of data generation: 1997 DATA: Tab-delimited ASCII text Sample mean thick distance (mm) depth from top (mm) age (yrs) Years "d13C (‰, PDB)" "d18O (‰, PDB)" 312-2-7 7 0.35532 19.64468 467.7 1526.3 -3.166 -5.863 312-2-8 8 0.40608 19.59392 466.5 1527.5 -6.786 -8.56 312-2-9 9 0.45684 19.54316 465.3 1528.7 -6.672 -8.376 312-2-10 10 0.5076 19.4924 464.1 1529.9 -6.719 -8.65 312-2-11 11 0.55836 19.44164 462.9 1531.1 -6.654 -8.854 312-2-13 13 0.65988 19.34012 460.5 1533.5 -6.378 -7.862 312-2-14+15 14.5 0.73602 19.26398 458.7 1535.3 -7.174 -8.638 312-2-16 16 0.81216 19.18784 456.9 1537.1 -6.947 -8.257 312-2-17+18+19 18 0.91368 19.08632 454.4 1539.6 -7.972 -8.546 312-2-20+21 20.5 1.04058 18.95942 451.4 1542.6 -7.233 -8.555 312-2-24 25 1.269 18.731 446.0 1548.0 -6.689 -8.563 312-2-25+26 25.5 1.29438 18.70562 445.4 1548.6 -7.343 -8.514 312-2-29+30 29.5 1.49742 18.50258 440.5 1553.5 -7.705 -7.971 312-2-31to35 33 1.67508 18.32492 436.3 1557.7 -8.272 -8.297 312-2-36+37 36.5 1.85274 18.14726 432.1 1561.9 -8.21 -8.313 312-2-38to42 40 2.0304 17.9696 427.8 1566.2 -6.764 -7.98 312-2-43+44+45 44 2.23344 17.76656 423.0 1571.0 -7.283 -8.001 312-2-46to49 47.5 2.4111 17.5889 418.8 1575.2 -6.82 -8.337 312-2-50+51+52 51 2.58876 17.41124 414.6 1579.4 -6.759 -8.16 312-2-53+54+55 54 2.74104 17.25896 410.9 1583.1 -6.885 -8.258 312-2-59to62 60.5 3.07098 16.92902 403.1 1590.9 -6.967 -8.564 312-2-63+64+65 64 3.24864 16.75136 398.8 1595.2 -7.289 -8.598 312-2-66+67+68 67 3.40092 16.59908 395.2 1598.8 -7.706 -8.769 312-2-69+70 69.5 3.52782 16.47218 392.2 1601.8 -7.579 -8.668 312-2-71+72 71.5 3.62934 16.37066 389.8 1604.2 -7.526 -8.815 312-2-73+74+75 74 3.75624 16.24376 386.8 1607.2 -7.27 -8.505 312-2-76+77 76.5 3.88314 16.11686 383.7 1610.3 -7.541 -8.556 312-2-78+79 78.5 3.98466 16.01534 381.3 1612.7 -7.15 -8.454 312-2-80+81+82 81 4.11156 15.88844 378.3 1615.7 -7.252 -8.486 312-2-83+84+85 84 4.26384 15.73616 374.7 1619.3 -7.456 -8.749 312-2-86+87+88 87 4.41612 15.58388 371.0 1623.0 -7.373 -8.975 312-2-92+93+94 93 4.72068 15.27932 363.8 1630.2 -6.992 -9.14 312-2-95to99 97 4.92372 15.07628 359.0 1635.0 -6.864 -9.096 312-2-101to104 102.5 5.2029 14.7971 352.3 1641.7 -6.761 -9.075 312-2-105to108 106.5 5.40594 14.59406 347.5 1646.5 -6.873 -9.216 312-2-109to113 111 5.63436 14.36564 342.0 1652.0 -7.247 -9.121 312-2-114+115 114.5 5.81202 14.18798 337.8 1656.2 -7.96 -9.491 312-2-116+117 116.5 5.91354 14.08646 335.4 1658.6 -8.021 -9.468 312-2-118+119+120 119 6.04044 13.95956 332.4 1661.6 -7.87 -9.486 312-2-121+122+123 122 6.19272 13.80728 328.7 1665.3 -7.757 -9.382 312-2-124+125 124.5 6.31962 13.68038 325.7 1668.3 -7.719 -9.483 312-2-126+127+128 127 6.44652 13.55348 322.7 1671.3 -7.681 -9.339 312-2-129to132 130.5 6.62418 13.37582 318.5 1675.5 -7.483 -9.465 312-2-133to136 134.5 6.82722 13.17278 313.6 1680.4 -7.266 -8.991 312-2-137to140 138.5 7.03026 12.96974 308.8 1685.2 -7.146 -9.037 312-2-141to145 143 7.25868 12.74132 303.4 1690.6 -7.531 -9.125 312-2-146+147+148 147 7.46172 12.53828 298.5 1695.5 -7.963 -9.068 312-2-149+150+151 150 7.614 12.386 294.9 1699.1 -7.923 -9.084 312-2-152to155 153.5 7.79166 12.20834 290.7 1703.3 -8.002 -9.085 312-2-156to159 157.5 7.9947 12.0053 285.8 1708.2 -7.49 -8.916 312-2-160+161+162 161 8.17236 11.82764 281.6 1712.4 -7.815 -8.949 312-2-163+164+165 164 8.32464 11.67536 278.0 1716.0 -7.671 -8.979 312-2-166to169 167.5 8.5023 11.4977 273.8 1720.2 -7.428 -9.129 312-2-170to173 171.5 8.70534 11.29466 268.9 1725.1 -7.914 -9.315 312-2-174to178 175.5 8.90838 11.09162 264.1 1729.9 -8.162 -9.493 312-2-179+180+181 180 9.1368 10.8632 258.6 1735.4 -8.016 -9.224 312-2-182to185 183.5 9.31446 10.68554 254.4 1739.6 -7.878 -9.162 312-2-186+187 186.5 9.46674 10.53326 250.8 1743.2 -7.773 -9.113 312-2-188to191 189.5 9.61902 10.38098 247.2 1746.8 -7.694 -9.05 312-2-192+193 192.5 9.7713 10.2287 243.5 1750.5 -7.785 -9.082 312-2-194+195+196 195 9.8982 10.1018 240.5 1753.5 -7.829 -9.16 312-2-197+198 197.5 10.0251 9.9749 237.5 1756.5 -7.699 -9.414 312-2-199+200+201 200 10.152 9.848 234.5 1759.5 -7.504 -9.434 312-2-202to205 203.5 10.32966 9.67034 230.2 1763.8 -7.502 -9.369 312-2-206to210 208 10.55808 9.44192 224.8 1769.2 -7.442 -9.371 312-2-211+212+213 212 10.76112 9.23888 220.0 1774.0 -7.297 -9.411 312-2-214to217 215.5 10.93878 9.06122 215.7 1778.3 -7.209 -9.371 312-2-218+219+220 219 11.11644 8.88356 211.5 1782.5 -7.237 -9.245 312-2-221+222+223 222 11.26872 8.73128 207.9 1786.1 -7.257 -9.102 312-2-224+225+226 225 11.421 8.579 204.3 1789.7 -7.404 -9.148 312-2-227+228 227.5 11.5479 8.4521 201.2 1792.8 -7.421 -9.002 312-2-229+230 229.5 11.64942 8.35058 198.8 1795.2 -7.482 -9.153 312-2-231to234 232.5 11.8017 8.1983 195.2 1798.8 -7.167 -9.219 312-2-235+236+237 236 11.97936 8.02064 191.0 1803.0 -7.135 -9.511 312-2-238+239+240 239 12.13164 7.86836 187.3 1806.7 -7.298 -9.367 312-2-241+242 241.5 12.25854 7.74146 184.3 1809.7 -7.645 -9.318 312-2-243+244+245 244 12.38544 7.61456 181.3 1812.7 -7.354 -9.191 312-2-246+247 246.5 12.51234 7.48766 178.3 1815.7 -6.926 -9.122 312-2-248+249 248.5 12.61386 7.38614 175.9 1818.1 -6.85 -9.052 312-2-250+251+252 251 12.74076 7.25924 172.8 1821.2 -6.974 -8.871 312-2-253+254 253.5 12.86766 7.13234 169.8 1824.2 -6.994 -8.862 312-2-255+256 255.5 12.96918 7.03082 167.4 1826.6 -7.14 -8.864 312-2-257+258+259 258 13.09608 6.90392 164.4 1829.6 -7.093 -8.876 312-2-260+261 260.5 13.22298 6.77702 161.4 1832.6 -7.191 -8.966 312-2-262+263+264 263 13.34988 6.65012 158.3 1835.7 -7.114 -8.99 312-2-265+266 265.5 13.47678 6.52322 155.3 1838.7 -7.254 -9.051 312-2-267+268 267.5 13.5783 6.4217 152.9 1841.1 -7.358 -9.162 312-2-269+270 269.5 13.67982 6.32018 150.5 1843.5 -7.104 -9.132 312-2-271+272 271.5 13.78134 6.21866 148.1 1845.9 -7.043 -9.108 312-2-273+274 273.5 13.88286 6.11714 145.6 1848.4 -6.816 -8.91 312-2-275+276+277 276 14.00976 5.99024 142.6 1851.4 -6.699 -8.937 312-2-278+279 278.5 14.13666 5.86334 139.6 1854.4 -6.957 -9.021 312-2-280to283 281.5 14.28894 5.71106 136.0 1858.0 -7.094 -9.256 312-2-284+285 284.5 14.44122 5.55878 132.4 1861.6 -7.081 -9.187 312-2-286+287+288 287 14.56812 5.43188 129.3 1864.7 -7.184 -9.281 312-2-289+290+292 290 14.7204 5.2796 125.7 1868.3 -7.406 -9.394 312-2-291+293+294 293 14.87268 5.12732 122.1 1871.9 -7.442 -9.318 312-2-295+296+297 296 15.02496 4.97504 118.5 1875.5 -7.435 -9.456 312-2-298+299 298.5 15.15186 4.84814 115.4 1878.6 -7.341 -9.491 312-2-300+301 300.5 15.25338 4.74662 113.0 1881.0 -7.232 -9.444 312-2-302 302 15.32952 4.67048 111.2 1882.8 -7.421 -9.439 312-2-303+304 303.5 15.40566 4.59434 109.4 1884.6 -7.287 -9.442 312-2-305+305+307 305 15.4818 4.5182 107.6 1886.4 -7.069 -9.291 312-2-308+308+310 308 15.63408 4.36592 104.0 1890.0 -6.862 -9.128 312-2-311+312+313 312 15.83712 4.16288 99.1 1894.9 -6.739 -8.93 312-2-314+315 314.5 15.96402 4.03598 96.1 1897.9 -6.699 -8.834 312-2-316+317+318 317 16.09092 3.90908 93.1 1900.9 -6.694 -8.831 312-2-319+320+321 320 16.2432 3.7568 89.4 1904.6 -6.76 -8.728 312-2-322to325 323.5 16.42086 3.57914 85.2 1908.8 -7.514 -9.059 312-2-326to329 327.5 16.6239 3.3761 80.4 1913.6 -7.571 -8.981 312-2-330+331+332 331 16.80156 3.19844 76.2 1917.8 -7.835 -9.027 312-2-333+334 333.5 16.92846 3.07154 73.1 1920.9 -7.55 -9.001 312-2-335+336+337 336 17.05536 2.94464 70.1 1923.9 -7.12 -8.728 312-2-338+339+340 339 17.20764 2.79236 66.5 1927.5 -7.658 -8.915 312-2-341+342+343 342 17.35992 2.64008 62.9 1931.1 -6.957 -8.69 312-2-344+345+346 345 17.5122 2.4878 59.2 1934.8 -6.741 -8.472 312-2-347to350 348.5 17.68986 2.31014 55.0 1939.0 -7.008 -8.59 312-2-351+352+353 352 17.86752 2.13248 50.8 1943.2 -6.945 -8.504 312-2-354+355+356 355 18.0198 1.9802 47.1 1946.9 -7.129 -8.621 312-2-357to360 358.5 18.19746 1.80254 42.9 1951.1 -7.319 -8.792 312-2-361to364 362.5 18.4005 1.5995 38.1 1955.9 -7.724 -8.886 312-2-365+366 365.5 18.55278 1.44722 34.5 1959.5 -7.811 -8.73 312-2-367+368+369 368 18.67968 1.32032 31.4 1962.6 -7.553 -8.549 312-2-370+371+372 371 18.83196 1.16804 27.8 1966.2 -7.418 -8.408 312-2-373+374+375 374 18.98424 1.01576 24.2 1969.8 -7.655 -8.386 312-2-376+377 376.5 19.11114 0.88886 21.2 1972.8 -7.794 -8.362 312-2-378+379+380 379 19.23804 0.76196 18.1 1975.9 -7.821 -8.363 312-2-381+382 381.5 19.36494 0.63506 15.1 1978.9 -7.484 -8.003 312-2-383+384+385 384 19.49184 0.50816 12.1 1981.9 -7.699 -8.027 312-2-386+387 386.5 19.61874 0.38126 9.1 1984.9 -7.97 -8.247 312-2-388+389+390 389 19.74564 0.25436 6.1 1987.9 -8.259 -8.385 312-2-391+392 391.5 19.87254 0.12746 3.0 1991.0 -8.058 -8.272 312-2-393 393 19.94868 0.05132 1.2 1992.8 -8.087 -8.19 -7.36 -8.90