Reconstructing seasonality through stable-isotope and trace-element analyses of the Proserpine stalagmite, Han-sur-Lesse cave, Belgium: indications for climate-driven changes during the last 400 years

Vansteenberge, Stef; de Winter, Niels J.; Sinnesael, Matthias; Verheyden, Sophie; Goderis, Steven; Van Malderen, Stijn J. M.; Vanhaecke, Frank; Claeys, Philippe

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-141-2020

Articles | Volume 16, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-141-2020

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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-16-141-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 16, issue 1

Research article

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16 Jan 2020

Research article |

| 16 Jan 2020

Reconstructing seasonality through stable-isotope and trace-element analyses of the Proserpine stalagmite, Han-sur-Lesse cave, Belgium: indications for climate-driven changes during the last 400 years

Stef Vansteenberge, Niels J. de Winter, Matthias Sinnesael, Sophie Verheyden, Steven Goderis, Stijn J. M. Van Malderen, Frank Vanhaecke, and Philippe Claeys

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RC1: 'An excellent discussion of challenges to interpretation of trace element proxies of seasonality in stalagmites', Robert Andrew Jamieson, 07 Aug 2019
- AC1: 'Final Author response to all review comments', Niels de Winter, 26 Sep 2019
RC2: 'Review of Vansteenberge et al', Anonymous Referee #2, 29 Aug 2019
- AC1: 'Final Author response to all review comments', Niels de Winter, 26 Sep 2019
RC3: 'Suggestions for amelioration of the present interpretations', Anonymous Referee #3, 30 Aug 2019
- AC1: 'Final Author response to all review comments', Niels de Winter, 26 Sep 2019

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (09 Oct 2019) by David Thornalley

AR by Niels de Winter on behalf of the Authors (28 Oct 2019)

ED: Publish as is (14 Nov 2019) by David Thornalley

AR by Niels de Winter on behalf of the Authors (20 Nov 2019)

Short summary

We measured the chemical composition (trace-element concentrations and stable-isotope ratios) of a Belgian speleothem that deposited annual layers. Our sub-annual resolution dataset allows us to investigate how the chemistry of this speleothem recorded changes in the environment and climate in northwestern Europe. We then use this information to reconstruct climate change during the 16th and 17th century on the seasonal scale and demonstrate that environmental change drives speleothem chemistry.