Strobel, Paul; Bliedtner, Marcel; Carr, Andrew S; Struck, Julian; Du Plessis, Nadia; Glaser, Bruno; Meadows, Michael E; Quick, Lynne J; Zech, Michael; Zech, Roland; Haberzettl, Torsten (2022): Grain size analyses of Late Quaternary sediments from the Vankervelsvlei peatland at the southern Cape coast of South Africa [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.940141, In: Strobel, P et al. (2022): Late Quaternary investigation of sediments from Vankervelsvlei [dataset bundled publication]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.940148
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Keyword(s):
African Summer Monsoon; Compound-specific carbon isotopes; Compound-specific hydrogen isotopes; Compound-specific oxygen isotopes; coupled δ2Hn-alkane–δ18Osugar paleohygrometer; elemental geochemistry; Grain Size; hydrology; leaf-wax n-alkane; Paleoclimate; peat geochemistry; precipitation reconstruction; relative humidity; South Africa; sugars; Westerlies
Related to:
Strobel, Paul; Bliedtner, Marcel; Carr, Andrew S; Struck, Julian; Du Plessis, Nadia; Glaser, Bruno; Meadows, Michael E; Quick, Lynne J; Zech, Michael; Zech, Roland; Haberzettl, Torsten (2022): Reconstructing Late Quaternary precipitation and its source on the southern Cape coast of South Africa: A multi-proxy paleoenvironmental record from Vankervelsvlei. Quaternary Science Reviews, 284, 107467, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2022.107467
Strobel, Paul; Kasper, Thomas; Frenzel, Peter; Schittek, Karsten; Quick, Lynne J; Meadows, Michael E; Mäusbacher, Roland; Haberzettl, Torsten (2019): Late Quaternary palaeoenvironmental change in the year-round rainfall zone of South Africa derived from peat sediments from Vankervelsvlei. Quaternary Science Reviews, 218, 200-214, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.06.014
Funding:
German Research Foundation (DFG), grant/award no. 434918595: Late Quaternary climate and environmental reconstruction based on lake and peat sediments from South Africa
Coverage:
Latitude: -34.013000 * Longitude: 22.904000
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 11.18 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 13.96 m
Event(s):
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Strobel, Paul | Geocode | |
| 2 | Calendar age | Cal age | ka BP | Strobel, Paul | ||
| 3 | Size fraction > 0.063 mm, sand | >63 µm | % | Strobel, Paul | Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer (LS 13320, Beckman Coulter, California, USA); Statistical analyzes: Software Gradistat 4.2 (Blott and Pye, 2001) | |
| 4 | Size fraction 0.063-0.002 mm, silt, mud | 63-2 µm | % | Strobel, Paul | Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer (LS 13320, Beckman Coulter, California, USA); Statistical analyzes: Software Gradistat 4.2 (Blott and Pye, 2001) | |
| 5 | Size fraction < 0.002 mm, clay | <2 µm | % | Strobel, Paul | Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer (LS 13320, Beckman Coulter, California, USA); Statistical analyzes: Software Gradistat 4.2 (Blott and Pye, 2001) | |
| 6 | Mode, grain size | Mode | µm | Strobel, Paul | Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer (LS 13320, Beckman Coulter, California, USA); Statistical analyzes: Software Gradistat 4.2 (Blott and Pye, 2001) | Mode 1 |
| 7 | Grain size, mean | Grain size mean | µm | Strobel, Paul | Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer (LS 13320, Beckman Coulter, California, USA); Statistical analyzes: Software Gradistat 4.2 (Blott and Pye, 2001) | |
| 8 | Median, grain size | D50 | µm | Strobel, Paul | Laser Diffraction Particle Size Analyzer (LS 13320, Beckman Coulter, California, USA); Statistical analyzes: Software Gradistat 4.2 (Blott and Pye, 2001) |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Status:
Curation Level: Enhanced curation (CurationLevelC)
Size:
364 data points