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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Steel Lake, Minnesota 3,100 Year Calcite Oxygen 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 Lake. The data include parameters of instrumental with a geographic location of Minnesota, United States Of America. The time period coverage is from 3056 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.
  • Cite as: Tian, J.; Nelson, D.E.; Hu, F.S. (2009-03-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Steel Lake, Minnesota 3,100 Year Calcite Oxygen Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/gdb5-qy65. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Coverage Description Date Range: 3056 cal yr BP to -49 cal yr BP;
Time Period -1106 to 1999
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -94.683
East: -94.683
South: 46.967
North: 46.967
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Possible linkages of late-Holocene drought in the North American midcontinent to Pacific Decadal Oscillation and solar activity
    • Associated Reference published 2006
      Tian, J., Nelson, D.E., Hu, F.S., 2006: Possible linkages of late-Holocene drought in the North American midcontinent to Pacific Decadal Oscillation and solar activity. Geophysical Research Letters, 33, , 10.1029/2006GL028169
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2009-03-01
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: High-resolution record of calcite d18O from Steel Lake, north-central Minnesota, USA.
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Paleorecords are key for evaluating the long-term patterns and controls of drought. We analyzed calcite in annually laminated sediments from a Minnesota lake for oxygen-isotopic composition (d18O). The d18O record of the past ~3100 years reveals that droughts of greater severity and duration than during the 20th century occurred repeatedly, especially prior to 300 AD. Drought variability was anomalously low during the 20th century; ~90% of the variability values during the last 3100 years were greater than the 20th-century average. d18O is strongly correlated with the index of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) during the past 100 years, and periodicities of the late-Holocene d18O record are similar to those of the PDO. Furthermore, time series of d18O and atmospheric D14C are generally coherent after 700 AD. Both the Pacific climate and solar irradiance probably played a role in drought occurrence, but their effects were non-stationary through the late Holocene.
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.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Tian, J.; Nelson, D.E.; Hu, F.S. (2009-03-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Steel Lake, Minnesota 3,100 Year Calcite Oxygen Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/gdb5-qy65. 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
  • Tian, J.
  • Nelson, D.E.
  • Hu, F.S.
Originators
  • Tian, J.
  • Nelson, D.E.
  • Hu, F.S.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Ocean/Lake Records
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > instrumental
  • earth science > paleoclimate > instrumental
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > instrumental
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > instrumental
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology
  • earth science > paleoclimate > instrumental
  • earth science > paleoclimate > paleolimnology > oxygen isotopes
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: delta 18O; Material: lake water
  • What: collection water depth; Material: null
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: delta 18O; Material: calcium carbonate
  • What: dissolved oxygen; Material: lake water
  • What: delta 18O; Material: calcium carbonate
  • What: lake water temperature; Material: null
  • What: delta 18O; Material: calcium carbonate
  • What: notes; Material: null
  • What: delta 2H; Material: lake water
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 > North America > United States Of America > Minnesota > Steel Lake > LATITUDE 46.967 > LONGITUDE -94.683
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Tian, J.; Nelson, D.E.; Hu, F.S. (2009-03-01): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Steel Lake, Minnesota 3,100 Year Calcite Oxygen Isotope Data. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/gdb5-qy65. Accessed [date].
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