Climatic fluctuations during the LIA and post-LIA in the Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India: Evidence from a 400 y old stalagmite record
This paper presents the first stable isotope (delta O-18 and delta C-13) data of a similar to 400 years (1590-2006 AD) long annual to decadal-resolution speleothem record collected from the Indian Lesser Himalaya. The data show a variation from -2.7 to -5.9 parts per thousand in delta O-18 and -5.3...
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ftunivqespace:oai:espace.library.uq.edu.au:UQ:278267 2023-05-15T17:34:32+02:00 Climatic fluctuations during the LIA and post-LIA in the Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India: Evidence from a 400 y old stalagmite record Kotlia, Bahadur Singh Ahmad, Syed Masood Zhao, Jian-Xin Raza, Waseem Collerson, Kenneth D. Joshi, Lalit Mohan Sanwal, Jaishri 2012-06-01 https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:278267 eng eng Pergamon doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2012.01.025 issn:1040-6182 issn:1873-4553 orcid:0000-0002-2413-6178 DP0773081 Summer monsoon precipitation Asian southwest monsoon Medieval warm period Ice-age Late holocene Hydrological changes 1904 Earth-Surface Processes Journal Article 2012 ftunivqespace https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2012.01.025 2020-09-28T23:28:27Z This paper presents the first stable isotope (delta O-18 and delta C-13) data of a similar to 400 years (1590-2006 AD) long annual to decadal-resolution speleothem record collected from the Indian Lesser Himalaya. The data show a variation from -2.7 to -5.9 parts per thousand in delta O-18 and -5.3 to -8.8 parts per thousand in delta C-13. The isotopic analyses indicate that the climate during this period can be divided into two stages: a wet phase during the Little Ice Age (LIA) (1590-1850 AD) and comparatively dry phase during the post-LIA after 1850 AD. However, the record also documents the minor dry events during the LIA and a wet episode after the LIA. Within the age uncertainty, the dry spells during the LIA are linked with the historical drought events in the Indian subcontinent and similar latitudes. The isotopic record is consistent with a number of previous studies in the areas influenced by the Westerlies but appears to be conflicting to the regions, dominated by the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM). This may be due to the possible changes in the strength of Westerlies in the study area and added by negative anomaly of North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) during the LIA. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic North Atlantic oscillation The University of Queensland: UQ eSpace Indian Quaternary International 263 129 138 |
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Summer monsoon precipitation Asian southwest monsoon Medieval warm period Ice-age Late holocene Hydrological changes 1904 Earth-Surface Processes Kotlia, Bahadur Singh Ahmad, Syed Masood Zhao, Jian-Xin Raza, Waseem Collerson, Kenneth D. Joshi, Lalit Mohan Sanwal, Jaishri Climatic fluctuations during the LIA and post-LIA in the Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India: Evidence from a 400 y old stalagmite record |
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This paper presents the first stable isotope (delta O-18 and delta C-13) data of a similar to 400 years (1590-2006 AD) long annual to decadal-resolution speleothem record collected from the Indian Lesser Himalaya. The data show a variation from -2.7 to -5.9 parts per thousand in delta O-18 and -5.3 to -8.8 parts per thousand in delta C-13. The isotopic analyses indicate that the climate during this period can be divided into two stages: a wet phase during the Little Ice Age (LIA) (1590-1850 AD) and comparatively dry phase during the post-LIA after 1850 AD. However, the record also documents the minor dry events during the LIA and a wet episode after the LIA. Within the age uncertainty, the dry spells during the LIA are linked with the historical drought events in the Indian subcontinent and similar latitudes. The isotopic record is consistent with a number of previous studies in the areas influenced by the Westerlies but appears to be conflicting to the regions, dominated by the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM). This may be due to the possible changes in the strength of Westerlies in the study area and added by negative anomaly of North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) during the LIA. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved. |
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Climatic fluctuations during the LIA and post-LIA in the Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India: Evidence from a 400 y old stalagmite record |
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Climatic fluctuations during the LIA and post-LIA in the Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India: Evidence from a 400 y old stalagmite record |
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Climatic fluctuations during the LIA and post-LIA in the Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India: Evidence from a 400 y old stalagmite record |
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Climatic fluctuations during the LIA and post-LIA in the Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India: Evidence from a 400 y old stalagmite record |
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Climatic fluctuations during the LIA and post-LIA in the Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India: Evidence from a 400 y old stalagmite record |
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climatic fluctuations during the lia and post-lia in the kumaun lesser himalaya, india: evidence from a 400 y old stalagmite record |
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