{"id":377,"date":"2019-02-21T15:03:33","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T15:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/palaeoclimate\/?p=377"},"modified":"2019-03-11T10:30:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-11T10:30:20","slug":"sisal-bringing-added-value-to-speleothem-research-by-laia-comas-bru","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/palaeoclimate\/sisal-bringing-added-value-to-speleothem-research-by-laia-comas-bru\/","title":{"rendered":"SISAL: Bringing Added Value to Speleothem Research. By Laia Comas Bru"},"content":{"rendered":"

The introductory paper of the SISAL\u2019s Special Issue in the open-access journal \u201cQuaternary\u201d, edited by Sandy Harrison and myself, is now published: https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/2571-550X\/2\/1\/7<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In this editorial paper, we discuss some of the important issues underpinning the use of speleothems to reconstruct past climates and how the existence of the SISAL database can assist palaeoclimate research in many new ways. For example, having speleothem data documented in a standardised way with adequate metadata facilitates reconstructions of large-scale changes in atmospheric circulation that are not possible with individual records.<\/p>\n

We also discuss the main challenges that have arisen in the construction of such database and outline potential ways forward. The fact that current practices of data reporting vary extensively among publications and that many of the pioneers in speleothem research are now retiring present an important \u201cdata rescue\u201d challenge. In some cases these difficulties resulted in published speleothem records not being included in the SISAL database. However, we hope that the regional papers showcased in this Special Issue will motivate the speleothem community to embrace the new possibilities that having such a speleothem database offers. This resource opens up opportunities for future research, as well as supports open science in line with the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles for scientific management and stewardship[1].<\/p>\n

Examples on how speleothem records can be used to investigate past climate changes on a regional basis are being published by SISAL members in this Special Issue and can be found here: https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/journal\/quaternary\/special_issues\/speleothem_records_climate<\/a><\/p>\n

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Evolution of speleothem palaeoclimate research. Data from top to bottom: \u201cWeb of Knowledge\u201d are the publications that resulted from querying the keywords \u201cspeleothem\u201d and \u201cisotope\u201d in http:\/\/www.webofknowledge.com on 10 June, 2018 (may include publications only using the records). Speleothem records identified by SISAL working group members. Records in the SISAL database [2,3]. Speleothem records lodged in the NOAA repository as of 5 October, 2108 (https:\/\/www.ncdc.noaa.gov\/data-access\/paleoclimatology-data). Compilations have been excluded.<\/figcaption><\/figure>[1]\u00a0Wilkinson, M.D.; Dumontier, M.; Aalbersberg, I.J.; Appleton, G.; Axton, M.; Baak, A.; Blomberg, N.; Boiten,
\nJ.-W.; da Silva Santos, L.B.; Bourne, P.E.; et al. The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management
\nand stewardship. Sci. Data 2016, 3, 160018, doi:10.1038\/sdata.2016.18<\/p>\n

[2] Atsawawaranunt, K.; Comas-Bru, L.; Amirnezhad Mozhdehi, S.; Deininger, M.; Harrison, S.P.; Baker, A.;
\nBoyd, M.; Kaushal, N.; Ahmad, S.M.; Ait Brahim, Y.; et al. The SISAL database: A global resource to document
\noxygen and carbon isotope records from speleothems. Earth Syst. Sci. Data 2018, 10, 1687\u20131713,
\ndoi:10.5194\/essd-10-1687-2018.<\/p>\n

[3] Atsawawaranunt, K.; Harrison, S.; Comas-Bru, L. SISAL (Speleothem Isotopes Synthesis and AnaLysis
\nWorking Group) database Version 1.0. University of Reading. Dataset 2018, doi:10.17864\/1947.147<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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