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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Bittoo Cave, India 280,000 Year Oxygen and Carbon Isotope Data

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 283817 to 874 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.; Spötl, C.; Edwards, R.L.; Zhang, H.; Li, X.L.; Yi, L.; Ning, Y.F.; Cai, Y.; Lui, W.L.; Breitenbach, S.F.M. (2016-08-30): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Bittoo Cave, India 280,000 Year Oxygen and Carbon Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/ydq9-qq73. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
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Coverage Description Date Range: 283817 cal yr BP to 874 cal yr BP;
Time Period -281867 to 1076
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: 77.7764
East: 77.7764
South: 30.7903
North: 30.7903
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Indian monsoon variability on millennial-orbital timescales
    • Associated Reference published 2016
      Gayatri Kathayat, Hai Cheng, Ashish Sinha, Christoph Spötl, R. Lawrence Edwards, Haiwei Zhang, Xianglei Li, Liang Yi, Youfeng Ning, Yanjun Cai, Weiguo Lui Lui, Sebastian F.M. Breitenbach, 2016: Indian monsoon variability on millennial-orbital timescales. Scientific Reports, 6, , 10.1038/srep24374
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2016-08-30
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: Stable isotope (d18O and d13C) data from speleothems collected in Bittoo Cave, Himachal Pradesh state, North India, for the past 280,000 years.
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: The Indian summer monsoon (ISM) monsoon is critical to billions of people living in the region. Yet, significant debates remain on primary ISM drivers on millennial-orbital timescales. Here, we use speleothem oxygen isotope (d18O) data from Bittoo cave, Northern India to reconstruct ISM variability over the past 280,000 years. We find strong coherence between North Indian and Chinese speleothem d18O records from the East Asian monsoon domain, suggesting that both Asian monsoon subsystems exhibit a coupled response to changes in Northern Hemisphere summer insolation (NHSI) without significant temporal lags, supporting the view that the tropical-subtropical monsoon variability is driven directly by precession-induced changes in NHSI. Comparisons of the North Indian record with both Antarctic ice core and sea-surface temperature records from the southern Indian Ocean over the last glacial period do not suggest a dominant role of Southern Hemisphere climate processes in regulating the ISM variability on millennial-orbital 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: Kathayat, G.; Cheng, H.; Sinha, A.; Spötl, C.; Edwards, R.L.; Zhang, H.; Li, X.L.; Yi, L.; Ning, Y.F.; Cai, Y.; Lui, W.L.; Breitenbach, S.F.M. (2016-08-30): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Bittoo Cave, India 280,000 Year Oxygen and Carbon Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/ydq9-qq73. 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.
  • Spötl, C.
  • Edwards, R.L.
  • Zhang, H.
  • Li, X.L.
  • Yi, L.
  • Ning, Y.F.
  • Cai, Y.
  • Lui, W.L.
  • Breitenbach, S.F.M.
Originators
  • Kathayat, G.
  • Cheng, H.
  • Sinha, A.
  • Spötl, C.
  • Edwards, R.L.
  • Zhang, H.
  • Li, X.L.
  • Yi, L.
  • Ning, Y.F.
  • Cai, Y.
  • Lui, W.L.
  • Breitenbach, S.F.M.
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
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems > carbon isotopes
  • earth science > paleoclimate > speleothems > oxygen isotopes
  • Monsoon
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: delta 18O; Material: calcium carbonate
  • What: depth; Material: null
  • What: delta 13C; Material: calcium carbonate
  • What: sample identification; Material: null
  • What: delta 18O; Material: calcium carbonate
  • 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 > Southcentral Asia > India > Bittoo Cave > LATITUDE 30.7903 > LONGITUDE 77.7764
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Kathayat, G.; Cheng, H.; Sinha, A.; Spötl, C.; Edwards, R.L.; Zhang, H.; Li, X.L.; Yi, L.; Ning, Y.F.; Cai, Y.; Lui, W.L.; Breitenbach, S.F.M. (2016-08-30): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Bittoo Cave, India 280,000 Year Oxygen and Carbon Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/ydq9-qq73. Accessed [date].
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