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Record Search Query: [Parameters: Topic='PALEOCLIMATE', Term='LAND RECORDS', Variable_Level_1='ISOTOPES']
Venado Cave, Costa Rica Speleothem Stable Isotope Data
Entry ID: NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2004-060

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Summary
Abstract: A delta 18O monsoon rainfall proxy record from a U-Th-dated Costa Rican
stalagmite (8840-4920 yr B.P.) documents an early Holocene dry period
correlative with the high-latitude 8200 yr B.P. cold event. High delta 18O
values between ca. 8300 and 8000 yr B.P. demonstrate reduced rainfall and a
weaker monsoon in Central America. A relatively wetter and more stable monsoon
was established at ca. ... View entire text
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Description: Access to Venado Cave stable isotope data
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 10.6   S: 10.6   E: -84.8   W: -84.8
Max Depth: 380 M

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Lachniet, M.S., Y. Asmerom, S.J. Burns, W.P. Patterson, V. Polyak, and G.O. Seltzer
Dataset Title: Venado Cave, Costa Rica Speleothem Stable Isotope Data
Dataset Series Name: IGBP PAGES/WDCA CONTRIBUTION SERIES NUMBER: 2004-060
Dataset Release Date: October 2004
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
Issue Identification: 2004-060
Other Citation Details: NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program
Online Resource: ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/northamerica/cost...
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Paleo Start Date: 8800 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 4950 ybp
Chrono Unit:
ISO Topic Category
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
Data Center
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WDC/PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, BOULDER
Phone: +1 (303) 497-6160
Fax: +1 (303) 497-6513
Email: paleo at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
NOAA/NCDC Code E/GCx3
325 Broadway
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80303
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: online ftp
Distribution Format: ascii
Fees: none
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
University of Nevada
City: Las Vegas
Province or State: NV
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Browder, A.E., and Dean, R.G., 2000, Monitoring and comparison to predictive
models of the Perdido Key beach nourishment project, Florida, USA: Coastal
Engineering, v. 39, no. 2-4, p. 173-191.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2004-12-16
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-11-02



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