# Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica, Tree Cellulose d18O Data #----------------------------------------------------------------------- # World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder # and # NOAA Paleoclimatology Program #----------------------------------------------------------------------- # NOTE: Please cite Publication, and Online_Resource and date accessed when using these data. # If there is no publication information, please cite Investigators, Title, and Online_Resource and date accessed. # # # Online_Resource: http://www.hurricane.ncdc.noaa.gov/pls/paleox/f?p=519:1:::::P1_STUDY_ID:16139 # # Original_Source_URL: ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/treering/isotope/northamerica/costarica/anchukaitis2010/monteverde2010mv12monthly.txt # # Description/Documentation lines begin with # # Data lines have no # # # Archive: Tree Ring #-------------------- # Contribution_Date # Date: 2014-03-06 #-------------------- # Title # Study_Name: Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica, Tree Cellulose d18O Data #-------------------- # Investigators # Investigators: Anchukaitis, K.J.; Evans, M.N. #-------------------- # Description_and_Notes # Description: Stable oxygen isotopes (d18O) measured at constant depth in two montane cloud forest trees (Pouteria, # specimens MV12 and MV15), plus the d18O data on monthly age scale for the 2 trees and for a composite of both samples. #-------------------- # Publication # Authors: Kevin J. Anchukaitis and Michael N. Evans # Published_Date_or_Year: 2010-03-16 # Published_Title: Tropical cloud forest climate variability and the demise of the Monteverde golden toad # Journal_Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America # Volume: 107 # Edition: # Issue: 11 # Pages: 5036-5040 # DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908572107 # Online_Resource: http://www.pnas.org/content/107/11/5036.abstract # Full_Citation: # Abstract: Widespread amphibian extinctions in the mountains of the American tropics have been blamed on the interaction of anthropogenic climate change and a lethal pathogen. However, limited meteorological records make it difficult to conclude whether current climate conditions at these sites are actually exceptional in the context of natural variability. We use stable oxygen isotope measurements from trees without annual rings to reconstruct a century of hydroclimatology in the Monteverde Cloud Forest of Costa Rica. High-resolution measurements reveal coherent isotope cycles that provide annual chronological control and paleoclimate information. Climate variability is dominated by interannual variance in dry season moisture associated with El Niño Southern Oscillation events. There is no evidence of a trend associated with global warming. Rather, the extinction of the Monteverde golden toad (Bufo periglenes) appears to have coincided with an exceptionally dry interval caused by the 1986-1987 El Niño event. #------------------ # Funding_Agency # Funding_Agency_Name: US National Science Foundation # Grant: IGERT Program DGE-0221594, ATM-0349356, ATM-0321348 #------------------ # Funding_Agency # Funding_Agency_Name: U.S. Department of Energy # Grant: Graduate Research Environmental Fellowship #------------------ # Site_Information # Site_Name: Monteverde Cloud Forest # Location: North America>Central America>Costa Rica # Country: Costa Rica # Northernmost_Latitude: 10.2 # Southernmost_Latitude: 10.2 # Easternmost_Longitude: -85.35 # Westernmost_Longitude: -85.35 # Elevation: 1800 m #------------------ # Data_Collection # Collection_Name: Monteverde2010mv12monthly # Earliest_Year: 1948 # Most_Recent_Year: 2002 # Time_Unit: Year AD # Core_Length: 302.4 mm # Notes: MV12 d18O, monthly age scale # #------------------ # Chronology: # see Anchukaitis and Evans 2010, Table S1 for details # sample lab_number depth(mm) Fraction modern carbon(F14C) Precision calibrated_date AD # MV12 AA74375 167 1.5111 0.0078 1969-1972 # MV12 AA74376 230 1.0842 0.0088 1955-1957 # MV12 AA74377 242 0.992 0.004 1951-1956 # MV15 AA76775 19.5 1.126 0.0048 1957-1961 # MV15 AA74381 57 0.9859 0.0069 1938-1939 # MV15 AA74379 69 0.9882 0.006 1931-1932 # MV15 AA74378 121 0.9833 0.004 1908-1909 # #---------------- # Variables # # Data variables follow (have no #) # Data line variables format: Variables list, one per line, shortname-tab-longname-tab-longname components (9 components: what, material, error, units, seasonality, archive, detail, method, C or N for Character or Numeric data) age_AD Age, , , Year AD, , , , ,N d18Ocellulose delta18O, alpha cellulose, , per mil VSMOW, , , , ,N #---------------- # Data: # Data lines follow (have no #) # Data line format - tab-delimited text, variable short name as header # Missing Values: NaN age_AD d18Ocellulose 1948.29 29.1476 1948.38 28.6481 1948.46 28.2716 1948.54 27.3876 1948.63 27.3731 1948.71 27.1161 1948.79 27.3271 1948.88 27.2246 1948.96 27.7789 1949.04 28.0693 1949.13 28.3483 1949.21 28.8268 1949.29 29.0503 1949.38 28.8704 1949.46 27.7982 1949.54 27.6844 1949.63 27.5376 1949.71 27.0326 1949.79 26.9515 1949.88 26.8901 1949.96 27.1168 1950.04 26.9108 1950.13 27.0706 1950.21 27.1052 1950.29 28.0531 1950.38 27.853 1950.46 27.4339 1950.54 27.5511 1950.63 27.4888 1950.71 27.0382 1950.79 27.1255 1950.88 27.5409 1950.96 28.0956 1951.04 27.9428 1951.13 27.9065 1951.21 28.6845 1951.29 28.9283 1951.38 28.0012 1951.46 28.1132 1951.54 28.114 1951.63 27.4115 1951.71 27.8559 1951.79 27.4946 1951.88 27.5014 1951.96 27.2472 1952.04 27.484 1952.13 27.7324 1952.21 28.4823 1952.29 28.9733 1952.38 28.2508 1952.46 27.7565 1952.54 27.2965 1952.63 27.2341 1952.71 27.2318 1952.79 27.027 1952.88 26.5788 1952.96 26.5607 1953.04 27.6538 1953.13 28.9481 1953.21 29.6345 1953.29 29.6513 1953.38 29.2022 1953.46 27.7995 1953.54 27.0416 1953.63 26.7056 1953.71 26.8147 1953.79 26.5963 1953.88 26.8776 1953.96 27.0968 1954.04 27.3475 1954.13 27.8173 1954.21 28.471 1954.29 29.1558 1954.38 28.7981 1954.46 28.7866 1954.54 28.6222 1954.63 27.8058 1954.71 26.5833 1954.79 26.1263 1954.88 26.0979 1954.96 26.1613 1955.04 26.0462 1955.13 26.2273 1955.21 26.6861 1955.29 27.4038 1955.38 27.2797 1955.46 27.1085 1955.54 26.8073 1955.63 26.2928 1955.71 26.154 1955.79 26.2808 1955.88 26.5054 1955.96 26.6601 1956.04 27.5387 1956.13 28.3776 1956.21 29.047 1956.29 29.4171 1956.38 29.149 1956.46 28.6713 1956.54 27.9395 1956.63 26.9086 1956.71 26.4331 1956.79 26.5479 1956.88 26.8067 1956.96 26.7636 1957.04 26.6455 1957.13 27.1008 1957.21 27.7725 1957.29 28.3031 1957.38 27.9062 1957.46 28.0126 1957.54 27.779 1957.63 27.4096 1957.71 27.3456 1957.79 27.1329 1957.88 27.0541 1957.96 27.6186 1958.04 28.2741 1958.13 28.66 1958.21 29.769 1958.29 29.9001 1958.38 29.5735 1958.46 29.6289 1958.54 29.5901 1958.63 28.9811 1958.71 28.2735 1958.79 27.7989 1958.88 27.5097 1958.96 27.3586 1959.04 28.178 1959.13 28.6098 1959.21 28.7831 1959.29 28.8266 1959.38 28.0575 1959.46 27.7588 1959.54 27.7551 1959.63 27.9171 1959.71 28.1311 1959.79 28.3221 1959.88 28.6418 1959.96 28.9843 1960.04 29.2244 1960.13 29.89 1960.21 30.3329 1960.29 30.8921 1960.38 30.7936 1960.46 30.6196 1960.54 29.9545 1960.63 29.0298 1960.71 28.0471 1960.79 26.9421 1960.88 26.6286 1960.96 26.8391 1961.04 27.0577 1961.13 27.5741 1961.21 28.0427 1961.29 28.2221 1961.38 27.6004 1961.46 27.1641 1961.54 26.9684 1961.63 26.9704 1961.71 27.187 1961.79 27.8516 1961.88 27.7304 1961.96 28.2318 1962.04 28.8901 1962.13 29.3759 1962.21 29.6645 1962.29 30.2041 1962.38 29.8484 1962.46 29.4326 1962.54 28.9566 1962.63 28.6116 1962.71 28.0506 1962.79 27.2736 1962.88 26.4539 1962.96 26.0609 1963.04 26.0946 1963.13 26.7856 1963.21 27.1838 1963.29 27.2891 1963.38 27.1974 1963.46 27.1058 1963.54 27.0141 1963.63 26.9224 1963.71 26.892 1963.79 27.1066 1963.88 27.3212 1963.96 27.3993 1964.04 27.4432 1964.13 27.4966 1964.21 27.5641 1964.29 27.6316 1964.38 27.1598 1964.46 27.0606 1964.54 27.3339 1964.63 27.4046 1964.71 27.6237 1964.79 27.9914 1964.88 28.7731 1964.96 29.4091 1965.04 29.8994 1965.13 29.9034 1965.21 29.9094 1965.29 29.9174 1965.38 28.7357 1965.46 27.4354 1965.54 27.0292 1965.63 26.7984 1965.71 27.1964 1965.79 27.2474 1965.88 27.2737 1965.96 27.2484 1966.04 27.3261 1966.13 28.2619 1966.21 29.4529 1966.29 29.7434 1966.38 29.6604 1966.46 29.1309 1966.54 28.0064 1966.63 27.7609 1966.71 26.9449 1966.79 26.3764 1966.88 26.8234 1966.96 27.0349 1967.04 27.5854 1967.13 28.1094 1967.21 28.1534 1967.29 28.4419 1967.38 28.3766 1967.46 28.3206 1967.54 28.2883 1967.63 27.8491 1967.71 27.1048 1967.79 26.9042 1967.88 26.8298 1967.96 26.9687 1968.04 27.1391 1968.13 27.3517 1968.21 27.4669 1968.29 27.543 1968.38 27.226 1968.46 27.1769 1968.54 27.7979 1968.63 28.0191 1968.71 27.9405 1968.79 27.8619 1968.88 27.9159 1968.96 28.7658 1969.04 29.4016 1969.13 29.7519 1969.21 30.3195 1969.29 30.974 1969.38 30.8156 1969.46 30.3159 1969.54 30.0789 1969.63 28.6315 1969.71 27.6141 1969.79 26.782 1969.88 26.4348 1969.96 26.428 1970.04 26.1154 1970.13 26.6578 1970.21 27.5958 1970.29 28.6345 1970.38 28.2677 1970.46 27.5113 1970.54 25.2425 1970.63 24.8637 1970.71 24.6795 1970.79 24.8295 1970.88 25.6332 1970.96 26.9987 1971.04 28.1662 1971.13 29.0539 1971.21 29.9368 1971.29 30.1372 1971.38 29.6553 1971.46 29.1734 1971.54 28.8964 1971.63 28.084 1971.71 26.924 1971.79 26.2929 1971.88 25.7029 1971.96 25.5589 1972.04 26.2202 1972.13 27.0318 1972.21 27.9848 1972.29 28.4657 1972.38 28.1581 1972.46 27.8506 1972.54 27.543 1972.63 27.2966 1972.71 27.0961 1972.79 26.8956 1972.88 26.6789 1972.96 26.3654 1973.04 26.2263 1973.13 26.3199 1973.21 26.3838 1973.29 26.4357 1973.38 26.0278 1973.46 25.9958 1973.54 26.0015 1973.63 26.0071 1973.71 25.9853 1973.79 26.3725 1973.88 27.0921 1973.96 27.9104 1974.04 28.8704 1974.13 29.4945 1974.21 29.5369 1974.29 29.793 1974.38 29.3454 1974.46 29.0008 1974.54 28.4059 1974.63 27.7146 1974.71 27.2001 1974.79 26.8679 1974.88 26.2744 1974.96 26.3826 1975.04 26.8796 1975.13 27.5493 1975.21 28.2185 1975.29 28.7017 1975.38 28.6088 1975.46 28.5474 1975.54 28.5447 1975.63 27.71 1975.71 26.4945 1975.79 26.1561 1975.88 26.0715 1975.96 26.5102 1976.04 27.5697 1976.13 28.9969 1976.21 30.1125 1976.29 30.2088 1976.38 29.5502 1976.46 29.0093 1976.54 27.3922 1976.63 26.036 1976.71 25.3972 1976.79 25.1099 1976.88 24.954 1976.96 25.2485 1977.04 25.6715 1977.13 25.9986 1977.21 26.784 1977.29 27.3733 1977.38 27.3935 1977.46 27.4136 1977.54 27.6753 1977.63 28.098 1977.71 28.5068 1977.79 28.8603 1977.88 29.2137 1977.96 29.5601 1978.04 29.9047 1978.13 30.1115 1978.21 30.1116 1978.29 30.1118 1978.38 29.0985 1978.46 28.7574 1978.54 28.1702 1978.63 27.5401 1978.71 27.0875 1978.79 26.6722 1978.88 26.726 1978.96 26.6274 1979.04 27.2181 1979.13 27.8857 1979.21 28.2618 1979.29 28.5981 1979.38 27.296 1979.46 26.58 1979.54 25.9539 1979.63 25.4976 1979.71 25.6782 1979.79 26.1412 1979.88 25.9994 1979.96 26.406 1980.04 26.7099 1980.13 28.7422 1980.21 29.9364 1980.29 30.4077 1980.38 29.7846 1980.46 28.9581 1980.54 28.2707 1980.63 27.4615 1980.71 26.9799 1980.79 26.1953 1980.88 25.5086 1980.96 25.5624 1981.04 26.6687 1981.13 26.7745 1981.21 25.8734 1981.29 25.9697 1981.38 26.1244 1981.46 26.279 1981.54 26.4652 1981.63 26.6724 1981.71 26.9177 1981.79 27.316 1981.88 27.7142 1981.96 27.6365 1982.04 27.4399 1982.13 27.4258 1982.21 27.6854 1982.29 27.9451 1982.38 27.4595 1982.46 26.4794 1982.54 25.6375 1982.63 25.2923 1982.71 25.0119 1982.79 25.4501 1982.88 25.9561 1982.96 27.1669 1983.04 28.1977 1983.13 29.1149 1983.21 30.2749 1983.29 30.328 1983.38 30.5748 1983.46 29.6274 1983.54 29.1635 1983.63 27.3619 1983.71 26.3588 1983.79 25.98 1983.88 26.1996 1983.96 26.4925 1984.04 26.9054 1984.13 28.4935 1984.21 29.4807 1984.29 29.6275 1984.38 29.451 1984.46 28.9146 1984.54 28.899 1984.63 28.3507 1984.71 27.5169 1984.79 26.7295 1984.88 26.3948 1984.96 26.358 1985.04 26.4793 1985.13 27.1108 1985.21 26.9913 1985.29 27.6035 1985.38 27.1375 1985.46 26.6715 1985.54 25.6895 1985.63 25.619 1985.71 25.4255 1985.79 25.652 1985.88 25.6695 1985.96 26.242 1986.04 27.2185 1986.13 28.4125 1986.21 29.5255 1986.29 30.0985 1986.38 29.6752 1986.46 29.3021 1986.54 28.0634 1986.63 27.8099 1986.71 27.5056 1986.79 27.1884 1986.88 27.7071 1986.96 27.9304 1987.04 29.2534 1987.13 29.9766 1987.21 30.4042 1987.29 31.1904 1987.38 30.7255 1987.46 30.3229 1987.54 29.9008 1987.63 28.9179 1987.71 27.6837 1987.79 27.0712 1987.88 27.1336 1987.96 26.9734 1988.04 26.718 1988.13 26.7051 1988.21 27.7963 1988.29 28.5914 1988.38 28.4859 1988.46 27.8584 1988.54 26.9674 1988.63 26.7274 1988.71 26.3549 1988.79 26.7304 1988.88 27.5544 1988.96 27.156 1989.04 27.808 1989.13 28.16 1989.21 29.269 1989.29 29.7075 1989.38 29.2363 1989.46 28.5524 1989.54 27.548 1989.63 26.8785 1989.71 26.0804 1989.79 25.6677 1989.88 25.6935 1989.96 25.8538 1990.04 27.0816 1990.13 28.285 1990.21 29.0552 1990.29 29.6455 1990.38 29.6267 1990.46 28.7429 1990.54 28.0861 1990.63 27.4097 1990.71 26.9508 1990.79 26.6427 1990.88 26.7528 1990.96 27.135 1991.04 27.4622 1991.13 28.6178 1991.21 29.418 1991.29 29.4845 1991.38 28.638 1991.46 28.316 1991.54 27.3096 1991.63 26.7642 1991.71 26.8476 1991.79 27.0622 1991.88 27.1634 1991.96 27.2205 1992.04 27.3165 1992.13 27.581 1992.21 28.132 1992.29 29.051 1992.38 27.7882 1992.46 27.0951 1992.54 26.7422 1992.63 26.7686 1992.71 27.2605 1992.79 27.2494 1992.88 27.2646 1992.96 27.9137 1993.04 28.8484 1993.13 29.8181 1993.21 30.233 1993.29 30.6984 1993.38 30.1452 1993.46 29.5274 1993.54 28.6185 1993.63 27.8591 1993.71 27.1633 1993.79 26.7816 1993.88 26.6964 1993.96 26.6777 1994.04 26.8231 1994.13 27.3777 1994.21 28.4305 1994.29 28.6079 1994.38 27.5468 1994.46 27.3901 1994.54 26.0178 1994.63 26.3044 1994.71 26.5891 1994.79 26.7234 1994.88 27.0315 1994.96 27.6817 1995.04 28.6988 1995.13 29.9101 1995.21 30.5985 1995.29 30.7169 1995.38 30.5903 1995.46 30.3633 1995.54 29.8798 1995.63 28.3134 1995.71 27.9075 1995.79 27.5016 1995.88 27.0748 1995.96 26.8225 1996.04 26.6048 1996.13 26.7929 1996.21 27.4473 1996.29 27.9173 1996.38 27.3224 1996.46 26.5025 1996.54 25.6885 1996.63 25.389 1996.71 25.5421 1996.79 25.8451 1996.88 26.148 1996.96 26.7003 1997.04 27.5008 1997.13 27.8852 1997.21 28.5963 1997.29 28.7223 1997.38 28.5246 1997.46 28.2861 1997.54 26.5167 1997.63 25.6516 1997.71 25.3354 1997.79 25.8108 1997.88 26.2712 1997.96 26.5236 1998.04 27.7162 1998.13 29.1329 1998.21 30.8725 1998.29 31.1243 1998.38 31.1709 1998.46 30.0178 1998.54 28.7376 1998.63 27.4132 1998.71 26.0734 1998.79 26.9282 1998.88 27.622 1998.96 27.2278 1999.04 26.7897 1999.13 27.6553 1999.21 28.8941 1999.29 29.1186 1999.38 28.0163 1999.46 27.3094 1999.54 26.736 1999.63 26.6583 1999.71 27.0416 1999.79 26.7216 1999.88 26.7431 1999.96 26.3634 2000.04 26.4762 2000.13 27.1664 2000.21 28.092 2000.29 28.6726 2000.38 28.2779 2000.46 27.7659 2000.54 27.035 2000.63 27.6266 2000.71 26.6019 2000.79 26.1124 2000.88 26.2151 2000.96 26.0459 2001.04 26.2815 2001.13 27.0779 2001.21 28.5958 2001.29 29.7279 2001.38 28.8196 2001.46 28.0628 2001.54 27.6558 2001.63 26.6527 2001.71 26.539 2001.79 26.8479 2001.88 26.9598 2001.96 26.5399 2002.04 27.2509 2002.13 28.5654 2002.21 29.5981 2002.29 30.3794 2002.38 29.9994 2002.46 28.5771 2002.54 27.8309 2002.63 28.3039 2002.71 28.1862 2002.79 28.1199