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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Jeita Cave, Lebanon 20,000 Year Speleothem Stable Isotope Data

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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 Lebanon, Middle East. The time period coverage is from 20367 to 372 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: Cheng, H.; Sinha, A.; Verheyden, S.; Nader, F.H.; Li, X.L.; Zhang, P.Z.; Yin, J.J.; Yi, L.; Peng, Y.B.; Rao, Z.G.; Ning, Y.F.; Edwards, R.L. (2016-08-26): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Jeita Cave, Lebanon 20,000 Year Speleothem Stable Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/attj-1g71. 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: 20367 cal yr BP to 372 cal yr BP;
Time Period -18417 to 1578
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 35.65
East: 35.65
South: 33.95
North: 33.95
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • The climate variability in northern Levant over the past 20,000 years
    • Associated Reference published 2015
      H. Cheng, A. Sinha, S. Verheyden, F.H. Nader, X.L. Li, P.Z. Zhang, J.J. Yin, L. Yi, Y.B. Peng, Z.G. Rao, Y.F. Ning, R.L. Edwards, 2015: The climate variability in northern Levant over the past 20,000 years. Geophysical Research Letters, 42, 8641-8650, 10.1002/2015GL065397
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2016-08-26
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: Speleothem stable isotope (d18O and d13C) data from 3 stalagmites collected in Jeita Cave, Lebanon for the past 20,000 years
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: The Levant constitutes an important region for assessing linkages between climate and societal changes throughout the course of human history. However, large uncertainties remain in our understanding of the region's hydroclimate variability under varying boundary conditions. Here we present a new high-resolution, precisely dated speleothem oxygen-carbon isotope and Sr/Ca records, spanning the last 20 ka from Jeita Cave, northern Levant. Our record reveals a higher (lower) precipitation-evaporation (P-E) balance during the Last Glacial Maximum and Bolling interstadial (Heinrich stadial 1). The early-middle Holocene is characterized by a trend toward higher P-E state, culminating between ~7 and 6 ka. The middle-late Holocene is characterized by two millennial-length drier periods during 5.3-4.2 and 2.8-1.4 ka. On submillennial time scale, the northern Levant climate variability is dominated by 500 year periodicity. Comparisons with the regional proxy records suggest persistent out-of-phase climate variability between the northern and southern Levant on a wide range of timescales.
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: Cheng, H.; Sinha, A.; Verheyden, S.; Nader, F.H.; Li, X.L.; Zhang, P.Z.; Yin, J.J.; Yi, L.; Peng, Y.B.; Rao, Z.G.; Ning, Y.F.; Edwards, R.L. (2016-08-26): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Jeita Cave, Lebanon 20,000 Year Speleothem Stable Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/attj-1g71. 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
  • Cheng, H.
  • Sinha, A.
  • Verheyden, S.
  • Nader, F.H.
  • Li, X.L.
  • Zhang, P.Z.
  • Yin, J.J.
  • Yi, L.
  • Peng, Y.B.
  • Rao, Z.G.
  • Ning, Y.F.
  • Edwards, R.L.
Originators
  • Cheng, H.
  • Sinha, A.
  • Verheyden, S.
  • Nader, F.H.
  • Li, X.L.
  • Zhang, P.Z.
  • Yin, J.J.
  • Yi, L.
  • Peng, Y.B.
  • Rao, Z.G.
  • 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
  • hydrology
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: sample identification; Material: null
  • What: delta 18O; Material: calcium carbonate
  • What: depth; Material: null
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: delta 13C; Material: calcium carbonate
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 > Western Asia > Middle East > Lebanon > Jeita Cave > LATITUDE 33.95 > LONGITUDE 35.65
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Cheng, H.; Sinha, A.; Verheyden, S.; Nader, F.H.; Li, X.L.; Zhang, P.Z.; Yin, J.J.; Yi, L.; Peng, Y.B.; Rao, Z.G.; Ning, Y.F.; Edwards, R.L. (2016-08-26): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Jeita Cave, Lebanon 20,000 Year Speleothem Stable Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/attj-1g71. Accessed [date].
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