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High Resolution Palaeoclimatic Changes in Selected Sectors of the Indian Himalaya by Using Speleothems

Past Climatic Changes Using Cave Structures

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Authors:
  1. Anoop Kumar Singh

    1. Centre of Advanced Study (CAS) in Geology, Kumaun University, Nainital, India

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  • Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the Kumaun University Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
  • Is the first speleothem study in the Indian Himalaya that shows a direct relationship between past precipitation and the collapse of civilization
  • Provides raw data in the appendix

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-20

  3. Speleothems and Climate

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    Pages 21-37

  4. Studied Speleothems and Methodology

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    Pages 39-52

  5. Results

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    Pages 53-83

  6. Summary and Conclusion

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    Pages 85-102

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 103-146
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About this book

This thesis encompasses a study of past precipitation patterns based on six cave stalagmites from different parts of the Indian Himalaya. This is the first speleothem study in the Indian Himalaya that shows a direct relationship between past precipitation and the collapse of civilization. The stalagmites examined were KL-3 from Jammu and Kashmir; TCS and BR-1 from Himachal Pradesh; and DH-1, SA-1 and CH-1 from Uttarakhand. Based on the high-resolution palaeoclimatic reconstruction (35 U/th dates, 5 AMS dates, 1,500 samples for δ18O and δ13C values) obtained for the duration of the Pleistocene–Holocene transition (16.2–9.5 ka BP) and Mid-Holocene–Present (ca. 4.0 ka BP–Present), three major events were identified, namely the Older Dryas (OD), Bølling–Allerød (BA) period and Younger Dryas (YD) at ca. 14.3–13.9, 13.9–12.7 and 12.7–12.2 ka BP, respectively. The study showed a gradual reduction in the precipitation from 4 ka BP onwards for about a millennium with a peak arid period between3.2 and 3.1 ka BP. According to the findings, the LIA (Little Ice Age) covers a time span from 1622–1820 AD, during which the climate was wetter than that in the post-LIA period (1820–1950 AD). In addition, this thesis supports the assumption that the WDs (Western Disturbances) contribute significantly to the total rainfall in the Himalaya region.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Centre of Advanced Study (CAS) in Geology, Kumaun University, Nainital, India

    Anoop Kumar Singh

About the author

Anoop Kumar Singh obtained M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Geology from Kumaun University Nainital, Uttarakhand India. He has published nine research papers in peer-reviewed international journals and has earned over 15 impact points.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: High Resolution Palaeoclimatic Changes in Selected Sectors of the Indian Himalaya by Using Speleothems

  • Book Subtitle: Past Climatic Changes Using Cave Structures

  • Authors: Anoop Kumar Singh

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73597-9

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-73596-2Published: 25 January 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89252-8Published: 07 June 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-73597-9Published: 15 January 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 146

  • Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 46 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sedimentology, Hydrogeology, Climatology, Paleontology

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