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Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-21-261-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-21-261-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 21, issue 1
Research article
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29 Jan 2025
Research article |  | 29 Jan 2025

Spatio-temporal dynamics of speleothem growth and glaciation in the British Isles

Sina Panitz, Michael Rogerson, Jack Longman, Nick Scroxton, Tim J. Lawson, Tim C. Atkinson, Vasile Ersek, James Baldini, Lisa Baldini, Stuart Umbo, Mahjoor A. Lone, Gideon M. Henderson, and Sebastian F. M. Breitenbach

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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-21-261-2025-supplement

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Data File 1 - British Isles speleothem U-series datasetData File 2 - Probability Density Functions (PDFs) based on the speleothem U-series dataset for the British Isles for 300-5 ka Sina Panitz https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.26084536.v1

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Reconstructions of past glaciations tell us about how ice sheets grow and retreat. In this study, we use speleothems (cave deposits, e.g. stalagmites) in the British Isles to help constrain the extent of past glaciations in both time and space. Speleothems require liquid water to grow, and therefore their presence indicates the absence of ice above the cave. By dating these speleothems, we can improve existing reconstructions of past ice sheets.
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