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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - 9400 Year Cosmogenic Isotope Data and Solar Activity Reconstruction

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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 Forcing. The data include parameters of climate forcing with a geographic location of Global. The time period coverage is from 9389 to -27 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: Steinhilber, F.; Abreu, J.; Beer, J.; Brunner, I.; Christl, M.; Fischer, H.; Heikkilä, U.; Kubik, P.W.; Mann, M.E.; McCracken, K.G.; Miller, H.; Miyahara, H.; Oerter, H.; Wilhelms, F. (2012-04-04): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - 9400 Year Cosmogenic Isotope Data and Solar Activity Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/ytyh-f437. Accessed [date].
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Dataset Point of Contact NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information(link is external)
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Coverage Description Date Range: 9389 cal yr BP to -27 cal yr BP;
Time Period -7439 to 1977
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -180
East: 180
South: -90
North: 90
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • 9,400 years of cosmic radiation and solar activity from ice cores and tree rings
    • Associated Reference published 2012(link is external)
      Steinhilber, F., J.A. Abreu, J. Beer, I. Brunner, M. Christl, H. Fischer, U. Heikkilä, P.W. Kubik, M. Mann, K.G. McCracken, H. Miller, H. Miyahara, H. Oerter, and F. Wilhelms, 2012: 9,400 years of cosmic radiation and solar activity from ice cores and tree rings. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109, 5967-5971, 10.1073/pnas.1118965109
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2012-04-04
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: Records of common production rate of cosmogenic radionuclides, cosmic ray intensity (solar modulation) and solar activity (total solar irradiance) during the past 9400 years. Common production rate (Figure 3), solar modulation (Figure S13) and total solar irradiance (Figure S14) during the past 9400 years. The records are based on several radionuclide records with high temporal resolution (years) from different sites and of different types (10Be from Antarctica and Greenland, 14C from tree rings). The data are 22-year averages. The common signal is the first principal component which was extracted with principal component analysis. These data are an update to Steinhilber et al. 2009 total solar irradiance data, also archived at the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/climate_forcing/solar_variability/steinhilber2009tsi.txt
ABSTRACT SUPPLIED BY ORIGINATOR: Understanding the temporal variation of cosmic radiation and solar activity during the Holocene is essential for studies of the solar-terrestrial relationship. Cosmic-ray produced radionuclides, such as 10Be and 14C which are stored in polar ice cores and tree rings, offer the unique opportunity to reconstruct the history of cosmic radiation and solar activity over many millennia. Although records from different archives basically agree, they also show some deviations during certain periods. So far most reconstructions were based on only one single radionuclide record, which makes detection and correction of these deviations impossible. Here we combine different 10Be ice core records from Greenland and Antarctica with the global 14C tree ring record using principal component analysis. This approach is only possible due to a new high-resolution 10Be record from Dronning Maud Land obtained within the European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica in Antarctica. The new cosmic radiation record enables us to derive total solar irradiance, which is then used as a proxy of solar activity to identify the solar imprint in an Asian climate record. Though generally the agreement between solar forcing and Asian climate is good, there are also periods without any coherence, pointing to other forcings like volcanoes and greenhouse gases and their corresponding feedbacks. The newly derived records have the potential to improve our understanding of the solar dynamics and to quantify the solar influence on climate.
Purpose Records of changes in solar irradiance, volcanic aerosols, atmospheric trace gases, and other properties thought to influence climate in the past. 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: Steinhilber, F.; Abreu, J.; Beer, J.; Brunner, I.; Christl, M.; Fischer, H.; Heikkilä, U.; Kubik, P.W.; Mann, M.E.; McCracken, K.G.; Miller, H.; Miyahara, H.; Oerter, H.; Wilhelms, F. (2012-04-04): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - 9400 Year Cosmogenic Isotope Data and Solar Activity Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/ytyh-f437. 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
  • Steinhilber, F.
  • Abreu, J.
  • Beer, J.
  • Brunner, I.
  • Christl, M.
  • Fischer, H.
  • Heikkilä, U.
  • Kubik, P.W.
  • Mann, M.E.
  • McCracken, K.G.
  • Miller, H.
  • Miyahara, H.
  • Oerter, H.
  • Wilhelms, F.
Originators
  • Steinhilber, F.
  • Abreu, J.
  • Beer, J.
  • Brunner, I.
  • Christl, M.
  • Fischer, H.
  • Heikkilä, U.
  • Kubik, P.W.
  • Mann, M.E.
  • McCracken, K.G.
  • Miller, H.
  • Miyahara, H.
  • Oerter, H.
  • Wilhelms, F.
Publishers
  • NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Theme keywords Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Paleoclimate Indicators > Paleoclimate Forcing
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate forcing
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate forcing
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate forcing
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate forcing
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate forcing
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate forcing
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate forcing
  • earth science > paleoclimate > climate forcing > solar
  • Solar Forcing Reconstruction
Paleoenvironmental Standard Terms (PaST) Thesaurus
  • What: age; Material: null
  • What: proxy composite; Material: null
  • What: proxy composite; Material: null
  • What: solar irradiance; Material: null
  • What: solar modulation potential; Material: null
  • What: solar irradiance; Material: null
  • What: solar modulation potential; Material: null
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
  • Geographic Region > Global > Global > LATITUDE > LONGITUDE
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Steinhilber, F.; Abreu, J.; Beer, J.; Brunner, I.; Christl, M.; Fischer, H.; Heikkilä, U.; Kubik, P.W.; Mann, M.E.; McCracken, K.G.; Miller, H.; Miyahara, H.; Oerter, H.; Wilhelms, F. (2012-04-04): NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - 9400 Year Cosmogenic Isotope Data and Solar Activity Reconstruction. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/ytyh-f437. Accessed [date].
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