https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1701 0 °C at a time when MIS 6 ice volumes were close to their maximum. High stable carbon isotope (δ¹³C) values (−2.8‰ to +3.1‰) throughout the stalagmite's growth reflect a persistently low input of biogenic CO², indicating that the steep, barren and alpine-like recharge area of today has been in existence for at least the last ∼380 kyr. During MIS 9, the lowest δ¹³C values occur well after maximum interglacial conditions, suggesting a lag in the development of post-glacial soils in this high-altitude karst. The stable oxygen isotope (δ¹⁸O) trends match the main structural features of the major climate proxy records (SPECMAP, Vostok and Devils Hole), suggesting that the δ¹⁸O of CC1 has responded to global-scale climate changes, whilst remarkable similarity exists between CC1 δ¹⁸O and regional sea-surface temperature reconstructions from North Atlantic core ODP980 and southwest Pacific marine core MD97-2120 through the most detailed part of the CC1 record, MIS 9–8. The results suggest that CC1 and other stalagmites from the cave have the potential to capture a long record of regional temperature trends, particularly in regards to the relative severity of Pleistocene glacial stages.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:27:20 AEDT ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:3183 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:18:09 AEDT ]]>