Paleoclimatic significance of water isotopes in speleothem fluid inclusions

S Affolter, T Kipfer, E Hofmeister, M Leuenberger… - Earth-Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Speleothems (cave carbonate) contain fluid inclusions that are natural repositories of cave
drip water and precipitation respectively. This water is stored within the speleothem calcite …

[HTML][HTML] Distinguishing the combined vegetation and soil component of C variation in speleothem records from subsequent degassing and prior calcite …

HM Stoll, C Day, F Lechleitner, O Kost… - Climate of the …, 2023 - cp.copernicus.org
The carbon isotopic signature inherited from soil and epikarst processes may be modified by
degassing and prior calcite precipitation (PCP) before its imprint on speleothem calcite …

Climate controls on speleothem initial 234U/238U ratios in midlatitude settings over two glacial cycles

C Pérez-Mejías, J Wang, Y Ning, A Moreno… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite early hydrological studies of 234 U/238 U in groundwaters, their utilization as a
paleoclimatic proxy in stalagmites has remained sporadic. This study explores uranium …

[HTML][HTML] Fire-induced shifts in stalagmite organic matter mapped using Synchrotron infrared microspectroscopy

LK McDonough, M Campbell, PC Treble, C Marjo… - Organic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Understanding organic matter (OM) in cave mineral deposits (speleothems) is essential for
interpreting land use and climatic changes, and the incorporation of trace elements …

Distinguishing the vegetation and soil component of δ13C variation in speleothem records from degassing and prior calcite precipitation effects

HM Stoll, C Day, F Lechleitner, O Kost… - Climate of the Past …, 2022 - cp.copernicus.org
The carbon isotopic signature inherited from soil/epikarst processes may be modified by
degassing and prior calcite precipitation (PCP) before its imprint on speleothem calcite …