Title of article
A record of Pleistocene climate from a stalactite, Nerja Cave, southern Spain
Author/Authors
C. Jiménez De Cisneros، نويسنده , , C. and Caballero، نويسنده , , E. and Vera، نويسنده , , J.A. and Durلn، نويسنده , , J.J. and Juliل، نويسنده , , R.، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
Pages
10
From page
1
To page
10
Abstract
A study of stable isotopes (δ18O, δ13C) of a uranium-series dated aragonitic stalactite from Nerja Cave (Málaga, southern Spain) was carried out in order to determine the conditions of deposition in isotopic equilibrium and non-equilibrium. We obtained a record of climate change from 190 000 to 160 000 years ago. A series of carbon (δ13C) and oxygen (δ18O) isotopes analyses have been carried out in parallel to the stalactite growth axis. Sampling was done in each growth layer. A curve of the secular δ18O aragonite variations for the stalactite suggests cooler climate conditions in southern Spain for the period studied compared to the present.
Keywords
stable isotopes , Pleistocene , Palaeoclimate , Speleothem , South Spain
Journal title
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Serial Year
2003
Journal title
Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
Record number
2290452
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