This review of annually laminated speleothems firstly considers the four types of annual
laminae found within speleothems: fluorescent laminae formed by annual variations in …

The African continent is characterised by a wide range of hydroclimate regimes, ranging
from humid equatorial West Africa to the arid deserts in the northern and southern …

The climatic controls on the stable carbon isotopic composition (δ 13 C) of speleothem
carbonate are less often discussed in the scientific literature in contrast to the frequently …

This third edition of Reconstructing Quaternary Environments has been completely revised
and updated to provide a new account of the history and scale of environmental changes …

This study presents new stable isotope data for precipitation (δ 18 O p) and drip water (δ 18
O d) from eight cave sites in the monsoon regions of China (MRC), with monthly to bi …

Stable isotope records from speleothems provide information on past climate changes, most
particularly information that can be used to reconstruct past changes in precipitation and …

(230)Th/U-dating of fossil corals and speleothems Page 1 Eiszeitalter und Gegenwart
Quaternary Science Journal 57/1–2 52–76 Hannover 2008 230Th/U-dating of fossil corals and …

A growing number of proxy, historical and instrumental data sets are now available from
continental Africa through which past variations in temperature can be assessed. This paper …

To understand oxygen and carbon stable isotopic characteristics of aragonite stalagmites
and evaluate their applicability to paleoclimate, the isotopic compositions of active and fossil …

In recent decades speleothems have become valuable climate archives and are of crucial
importance for the investigation of past climate conditions. Albeit much progress has been …