NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lake V57, Nunavut 2,000 Year Midge Inferred Temperatures
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 Lake. The data include parameters of climate reconstructions|insect|paleolimnology with a geographic location of Nunavut, Canada. The time period coverage is from 1918 to -49 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.
Dataset Citation
- Cite as: Porinchu, D.F.; MacDonald, G.M.; Rolland, N. (2008-11-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lake V57, Nunavut 2,000 Year Midge Inferred Temperatures. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/mcnx-z931. Accessed [date].
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- doi:10.25921/mcnx-z931
- noaa-lake-6201
- NCEI DSI 1200_02
- NCEI DSI 1200_01
ISO 19115-2 Metadata
noaa-lake-6201
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Dataset Point of Contact | Data Center Contact NOAA World Data Service for Paleoclimatology 828-271-4800 paleo@noaa.gov |
Coverage Description | Date Range: 1918 cal yr BP to -49 cal yr BP; |
Time Period | 32 to 1999 |
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates |
West: -105.357
East: -105.357
South: 68.657
North: 68.657
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Dataset Progress Status | Complete - production of the data has been completed |
Data Update Frequency | Data update frequency not available |
Supplemental Information | STUDY NOTES: Midge-inferred Average July Air Temperature (AJAT) and Summer Surface Water Temperature (SSWT) for the last 2,000 years for Lake V57, Nunavut, Canada ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: A lake sediment core recovered from Lake V57 on Victoria Island, Nunavut, Canada, spanning the last 2000 years, was analyzed for sub-fossil midge remains and organic-matter content estimated by loss-on-ignition (LOI)). Significant changes in midge community composition occurred during the last 2000 years, with a distinct midge community appearing after 1600 AD. The chironomid community between 0 and 1600 AD was dominated by Heterotrissocladius, Tanytarsus, Abiskomyia, and Paracladius. At approximately 1600 AD, Heterotrissocladius decreased in relative abundance and taxa such as Corynocera ambigua, C. oliveri, Psectrocladius sordidellus type, and Pentanneurini increased in relative abundance. Previously published midge-based inference models for average July air temperature (AJAT) and summer surface-water temperature (SSWT) were applied to the subfossil midge stratigraphy. The AJAT reconstruction indicates relatively cool conditions existed between 1100 and 1600 AD, with exceptional warming occurring after 1600 AD, as lake productivity inferred from organic-matter content increased concomitantly with midge-inferred AJAT and SSWT. The cooler conditions between 1200 and 1600 AD, and the pattern of warming over recent centuries inferred from Lake V57 is broadly consistent with temperature-sensitive biogenic silica records from other sites in the central Canadian Arctic and the treeline zone to the south suggesting a regionally synchronous response to climate forcing. |
Purpose | Records of past climate and environment derived from lake sediment records. 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. |
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