The Iso2k database: a global compilation of paleo-δ18O and δ2H records to aid understanding of Common Era climate

B. L. Konecky; N. P. McKay; O. V. Churakova (Sidorova); O. V. Churakova (Sidorova); L. Comas-Bru; E. P. Dassié; K. L. DeLong; G. M. Falster; M. J. Fischer; M. D. Jones; L. Jonkers; D. S. Kaufman; G. Leduc; S. R. Managave; B. Martrat; T. Opel; A. J. Orsi; J. W. Partin; H. R. Sayani; E. K. Thomas; D. M. Thompson; J. J. Tyler; N. J. Abram; A. R. Atwood; O. Cartapanis; J. L. Conroy; M. A. Curran; S. G. Dee; M. Deininger; D. V. Divine; Z. Kern; T. J. Porter; S. L. Stevenson; L. von Gunten

doi:10.5194/essd-12-2261-2020

Earth System Science Data (Sep 2020)

The Iso2k database: a global compilation of paleo-δ18O and δ2H records to aid understanding of Common Era climate

B. L. Konecky,
N. P. McKay,
O. V. Churakova (Sidorova),
O. V. Churakova (Sidorova),
L. Comas-Bru,
E. P. Dassié,
K. L. DeLong,
G. M. Falster,
M. J. Fischer,
M. D. Jones,
L. Jonkers,
D. S. Kaufman,
G. Leduc,
S. R. Managave,
B. Martrat,
T. Opel,
A. J. Orsi,
J. W. Partin,
H. R. Sayani,
E. K. Thomas,
D. M. Thompson,
J. J. Tyler,
N. J. Abram,
A. R. Atwood,
O. Cartapanis,
J. L. Conroy,
M. A. Curran,
S. G. Dee,
M. Deininger,
D. V. Divine,
Z. Kern,
T. J. Porter,
S. L. Stevenson,
L. von Gunten

Affiliations

B. L. Konecky: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri 63108, USA
N. P. McKay: School of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011, USA
O. V. Churakova (Sidorova): Institute of Ecology and Geography, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russian Federation
O. V. Churakova (Sidorova): Department of Forest Dynamics, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland
L. Comas-Bru: School of Archaeology, Geography & Environmental Sciences, Russell Building, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 6DR, United Kingdom
E. P. Dassié: EPOC Laboratory, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, 33615, France
K. L. DeLong: Department of Geography and Anthropology, Coastal Studies Institute, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA
G. M. Falster: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri 63108, USA
M. J. Fischer: NSTLI Environment, ANSTO, Sydney, NSW 2234, Australia
M. D. Jones: School of Geography, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
L. Jonkers: MARUM Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, Bremen University, 28359 Bremen, Germany
D. S. Kaufman: School of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011, USA
G. Leduc: Aix Marseille University, CNRS, IRD, INRAE, Coll France, CEREGE, Aix-en-Provence, 13545, France
S. R. Managave: Earth and Climate Science, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune, Maharashtra, 411008, India
B. Martrat: Department of Environmental Chemistry, Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA), Barcelona, 08034, Spain
T. Opel: Polar Terrestrial Environmental Systems and PALICE Helmholtz Young Investigator Group, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
A. J. Orsi: L-IPSL, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ-Université Paris Saclay, Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de L'Environnement, Gif-sur-Yvette, 91191, France
J. W. Partin: Institute for Geophysics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78758, USA
H. R. Sayani: School of Earth and Atmospheric Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
E. K. Thomas: Department of Geology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260, USA
D. M. Thompson: Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85719, USA
J. J. Tyler: Department of Earth Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia
N. J. Abram: Research School of Earth Sciences and Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
A. R. Atwood: Department of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA
O. Cartapanis: Institute of Geological Sciences & Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, 3012, Switzerland
J. L. Conroy: Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61822, USA
M. A. Curran: Australian Antarctic Division, Kingston, TAS 7050, Australia
S. G. Dee: Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, USA
M. Deininger: Institute of Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55128 Mainz, Germany
D. V. Divine: Norwegian Polar Institute, Tromsø, 9296, Norway
Z. Kern: Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, MTA Centre for Excellence, Budapest, 1112, Hungary
T. J. Porter: Department of Geography, University of Toronto – Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, L5L1C6, Canada
S. L. Stevenson: Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, USA
L. von Gunten: PAGES International Project Office, Bern, 3012, Switzerland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-2261-2020
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12
pp. 2261 – 2288

Abstract

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Reconstructions of global hydroclimate during the Common Era (CE; the past ∼2000 years) are important for providing context for current and future global environmental change. Stable isotope ratios in water are quantitative indicators of hydroclimate on regional to global scales, and these signals are encoded in a wide range of natural geologic archives. Here we present the Iso2k database, a global compilation of previously published datasets from a variety of natural archives that record the stable oxygen (δ18O) or hydrogen (δ2H) isotopic compositions of environmental waters, which reflect hydroclimate changes over the CE. The Iso2k database contains 759 isotope records from the terrestrial and marine realms, including glacier and ground ice (210); speleothems (68); corals, sclerosponges, and mollusks (143); wood (81); lake sediments and other terrestrial sediments (e.g., loess) (158); and marine sediments (99). Individual datasets have temporal resolutions ranging from sub-annual to centennial and include chronological data where available. A fundamental feature of the database is its comprehensive metadata, which will assist both experts and nonexperts in the interpretation of each record and in data synthesis. Key metadata fields have standardized vocabularies to facilitate comparisons across diverse archives and with climate-model-simulated fields. This is the first global-scale collection of water isotope proxy records from multiple types of geological and biological archives. It is suitable for evaluating hydroclimate processes through time and space using large-scale synthesis, model–data intercomparison and (paleo)data assimilation. The Iso2k database is available for download at https://doi.org/10.25921/57j8-vs18 (Konecky and McKay, 2020) and is also accessible via the NOAA/WDS Paleo Data landing page: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/29593 (last access: 30 July 2020).

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Publisher: Copernicus Publications
Country of publisher: Germany
LCC subjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences; Science: Geology
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