@article{fdi:010068151,
  title = {{W}ater and carbon stable isotope records from natural archives : a new database and interactive online platform for data browsing, visualizing and downloading},
  author = {{B}olliet, {T}. and {B}rockmann, {P}. and {M}asson-{D}elmotte, {V}. and {B}assinot, {F}. and {D}aux, {V}. and {G}enty, {D}. and {L}andais, {A}. and {L}avrieux, {M}. and {M}ichel, {E}. and {O}rtega, {P}. and {R}isi, {C}. and {R}oche, {D}. {M}. and {V}imeux, {F}ran{\c{c}}oise and {W}aelbroeck, {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{P}ast climate is an important benchmark to assess the ability of climate models to simulate key processes and feedbacks. {N}umerous proxy records exist for stable isotopes of water and/or carbon, which are also implemented inside the components of a growing number of {E}arth system model. {M}odel-data comparisons can help to constrain the uncertainties associated with transfer functions. {T}his motivates the need of producing a comprehensive compilation of different proxy sources. {W}e have put together a global database of proxy records of oxygen (delta {O}-18), hydrogen (delta {D}) and carbon (delta {C}-13) stable isotopes from different archives: ocean and lake sediments, corals, ice cores, speleothems and tree-ring cellulose. {S}ource records were obtained from the georeferenced open access {PANGAEA} and {NOAA} libraries, complemented by additional data obtained from a literature survey. {A}bout 3000 source records were screened for chronological information and temporal resolution of proxy records. {A}ltogether, this database consists of hundreds of dated delta {O}-18, delta {C}-13 and delta {D} records in a standardized simple text format, complemented with a metadata {E}xcel catalog. {A} quality control flag was implemented to describe age markers and inform on chronological uncertainty. {T}his compilation effort highlights the need to homogenize and structure the format of datasets and chronological information as well as enhance the distribution of published datasets that are currently highly fragmented and scattered. {W}e also provide an online portal based on the records included in this database with an intuitive and interactive platform (http://climateproxiesfinder.ipsl.fr/), allowing one to easily select, visualize and download subsets of the homogeneously formatted records that constitute this database, following a choice of search criteria, and to upload new datasets. {I}n the last part, we illustrate the type of application allowed by our database by comparing several key periods highly investigated by the paleoclimate community. {F}or coherency with the {P}aleoclimate {M}odelling {I}ntercomparison {P}roject ({PMIP}), we focus on records spanning the past 200 years, the mid-{H}olocene ({MH}, 5.5-6.5 ka; calendar kilo-years before 1950), the {L}ast {G}lacial {M}aximum ({LGM}, 1923 ka), and those spanning the last interglacial period ({LIG}, 115-130 ka). {B}asic statistics have been applied to characterize anomalies between these different periods. {M}ost changes from the {MH} to present day and from {LIG} to {MH} appear statistically insignificant. {S}ignificant global differences are reported from {LGM} to {MH} with regional discrepancies in signals from different archives and complex patterns.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}limate of the {P}ast},
  volume = {12},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {1693--1719},
  ISSN = {1814-9324},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.5194/cp-12-1693-2016},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068151},
}