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Speleothems and climate: a special issue of The Holocene

Stein-Erik Lauritzen

Department of Geology, Bergen University, Allégaten 41, N-5007 Bergen, Norway

Joyce Lundberg

Department of Geography, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada

Speleothems (cave dripstones) are formed as a part of the meteoric water cycle and therefore vari ations in their growth rate and composition reflect environmental changes on the land surface above the cave. Since they are continental deposits, and possess a remarkably accurate dating potential, using TIMS U-series techniques, speleothems are important palaeoclimatic archives for the terrestrial environment, complementing the marine and ice-core records. The climatic proxies that can be deciphered from speleothems are growth rate, stable isotope composition (d18O, d13C), organic (humic) matter and trace element composition, as well as luminescent laminae, which may display annual rhythms. The nine papers in this special issue ofThe Holocene present the latest results in palaeoclimatic analysis from speleothems.

Key Words: Speleothems • caves • palaeoclimate • stable isotopes • laminations • trace elements • environmental reconstruction • uranium-series dating • Holocene

The Holocene, Vol. 9, No. 6, 643-647 (1999)
DOI: 10.1191/095968399666229065
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