Location |
Code |
Site (Core) |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Water depth/Land height (m) |
Length of core section studied (m) |
No. dates (technique) |
Age range (ka) |
Proxies and sample resolution (ka) |
References |
| |
Land-Ocean records |
Northern South China Sea |
|
17940 |
20°7'N |
117°23'E |
1727 wd |
13.3 |
18 (C-14) |
0->36 |
pollen (0.35) |
Sun and Li (1999), Sun et al. (2000) |
Northern South China Sea |
|
ODP 1144 |
20°3.18'N |
117°25.14'E |
2037 wd |
225 |
3 datums |
0-280 |
pollen (0.86) |
Sun and Luo (2001) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
225 |
3 datums |
0-280 |
charcoal (1.06) |
Luo et al. (2001) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
504 |
4 datums |
0-1300 |
pollen (varies from 0.15-1.16, average is 0.82) |
Sun et al. (2003) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
513 |
17 (C-14) |
0-1300 |
δ18-O (varies from 0.27-3.42 ) |
Bühring et al. (2004) |
Southern South China Sea |
|
ODP 1143 |
9°21.72'N |
113°17.11'E |
2772 asl |
510 |
9 datums |
0-2250 |
δ18-O (2), pollen (2), charcoal (2) |
Wang et al. (2001, 2004), Sun et al. (in prep.) |
Sulu Sea |
|
MD97-2141 |
8°47'N |
121°17E |
3633 wd |
~24 |
28 (C-14) |
0-200 |
δ18-O ( 1) |
De Garidel-Thoron et al. (2001) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
28 (C-14) |
0-380 |
δ18-O (1), charcoal (1) |
Beaufort et al. (2003) |
Celebes Sea |
|
ODP 767 |
4°47.50'N |
123°30.20'E |
4905 wd |
790 |
0 |
0-20,000 |
pollen (300) |
van der Kaars (1991) |
Caroline Basin |
|
Eauripik Rise (MD97-2140) |
2°02'N |
141°46'E |
2547 wd |
13.5 |
0 |
1.977-367.8 |
charcoal (varies from ~0.8~3.0) |
Thevenon et al. (2004) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
37.4 |
0 |
0-1755 |
δ18-O (4.69) |
de Garidel-Thoron et al (2005) |
Mahakam Delta |
|
MISEDOR well |
0°50'S |
117°20.8'E |
5 asl |
638.56 |
4 (C-14) |
0-2500 |
pollen (80) |
Caratini and Tissot (1988) |
Aru Sea |
|
MD98-2175 |
5°0.16'S |
133°26.75'E |
2382 wd |
35.31 |
0 |
0-175 |
δ18-O (1), pollen (1), charcoal (1) |
van der Kaars and Guichard (in prep.) |
Makassar Strait |
|
Sangkarang-16 |
5°45'S |
119°E |
793 wd |
4.9 |
5 (C-14) |
0-100 |
δ18-O (2.17), pollen (2), charcoal (2) |
Morley et al. (2004), Morley et al (in prep.) |
Banda Sea |
|
SHI-9014 |
5°46.57’S |
126°58.289’E |
3163 wd |
7.64 |
9 (C-14) |
0-175 |
δ18-O (2.08) |
Ahmad et al. (1995) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
δ18-O (1.8), pollen (1.8), charcoal (1.8), elemental carbon (1.8) |
van der Kaars et al. (2000), Kershaw et al. (2003) |
N-E Indian Ocean |
|
BAR-9442 |
6°4.53'S |
102°25.09'E |
2542 wd |
9.85 |
0 |
0-80 |
δ18-O (0.9) |
Gingele et al. (2002) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
pollen (1.5), charcoal (1.5) |
van der Kaars and DeDeckker (in prep.) |
Lombok Ridge |
|
G6-4 |
10°47'S |
118°4'E |
3510 wd |
9 |
4 (C-14) |
0-300 |
δ18-O (3.7), pollen (2.3), charcoal (2.3), elemental carbon (2.3) |
Wang et al. (1999), Kershaw et al. (2003) |
Timor Sea |
|
DSDP 262 |
10°52'S |
123°51'E |
2315 wd |
442 |
0 |
0-2500 |
pollen (250) |
Zaklinskaya (1978) |
Gulf of Carpentaria |
|
GC-2 |
12°31'10''S |
140°21'8''S |
67 wd |
2.2 |
5 (C-14) |
0~40 |
pollen (~1) |
Torgersen et al. (1988) |
Gulf of Carpentaria |
|
MD97-2132 |
12°18.79'S |
139°58.73'E |
64 wd |
14.84 |
18 (OSL 3; TL 1; AAR 3; C-14 11) |
9-130 |
pollen (0.5), charcoal (0.5) |
Chivas et al. (2001), van der Kaars et al. (in prep.) |
North Australian Basin |
|
MD98-2167 |
13°10.01' S |
121°35.14' E |
1981 wd |
34.26 |
8 (C-14) |
0-480 |
δ18-O (2), pollen (3), charcoal (3) |
van der Kaars and Opdyke (in prep.) |
Coral Sea |
|
ODP 820 |
16°38’S |
146°18’E |
280 wd |
39 |
11 (C-14), 4 datums |
0-150 |
pollen (0.94), charcoal (0.94) |
Moss and Kershaw (2000) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
67.1 |
11 (C-14), 2 datums |
0-250 |
pollen (0.8), charcoal (0.8) |
Moss (1999), Kershaw et al. (2003), Moss and Kershaw (in prep.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
108 |
11 (C-14), 3 datums |
0-500 |
pollen (1.3), charcoal (1.3) |
Moss (in prep.) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
400 |
11 (C-14), 5 datums |
0-1400 |
δ18-O ( 0.7) |
Peerdeman et al. (1993) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
400 |
6 datums |
0-1400 |
pollen (40), charcoal (40) |
Kershaw et al. (1993) |
Exmouth Plateau |
|
Fr10/95-GC17 |
22°02.74'S |
113°30.11'E |
1093 wd |
4.5 |
15 (C-14) |
0-100 |
pollen (1), charcoal (1) |
van der Kaars and DeDeckker (2002), Kershaw et al. (2003) |
Northern Lord Howe Rise |
|
RC12-113 |
24°53'S |
163°31'E |
2454 wd |
2 |
1 (C-14) |
0-230 |
forams (11.5) |
Hiramatsu and DeDeckker (1997) |
Western Lord Howe Rise |
|
Z-2108 |
33.23°S |
161.37°E |
1448 wd |
~3.6 |
0 |
0-~150/~180 |
δ18-O (~4.16/~5), aeolian dust (~4/~~4.86) |
Thiede (1979) |
Southern Ocean |
|
E55-6 |
38°51.2'S |
141°3.8'E |
2346 wd |
3.9 |
1 (C-14) |
0-140.6 |
δ18-O (3.5) |
Passlow (1994), Passlow et al. (1997) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 (C-14) |
0-140.6 |
pollen (3.5), charcoal (3.5) |
Harle (1997), Harle (1998) |
Southern Ocean |
|
SO 36-7SL |
42°18'S |
144°40'E |
1085 wd |
4.2 |
0 |
0-75 |
δ18-O (1.8), pollen (1.8) |
van der Geer et al. (1994) |
Tasman Sea |
|
FR1/94-GC3 |
44°15'S |
149°59'E |
2667 wd |
4.7 |
0 |
0-450 |
δ18-O (4.8), forams (4.8) |
Hiramatsu and DeDeckker (1997) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0-450 |
pollen (6.5) |
DeDeckker et al. (in prep) |
Chatham Rise |
|
DSDP 594 |
45°31.41'S |
174°56.88'E |
1204 wd |
~100 |
0 |
0-730 |
δ18-O (2.4) |
Nelson et al. (1985, 1986) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
20.5 |
0 |
0-160 |
δ18-O (0.75) |
Cuthbertson (1988), Nelson et al. (1993) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16.85 |
3 (C-14) |
0-130 |
δ18-O (1) |
Wells and Okada (1997) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
0 |
0~350 |
pollen (~2.4) |
Heusser and van de Geer (1994) |
| |
Land records |
Southern China |
|
Tianyang Lake |
20°27.45'N |
110°2'E |
120 asl |
220 |
22 (C-14 16; TL 6) |
0-400 |
pollen (4.1) |
Zheng and Lei (1999) |
Northeast Thailand |
|
Nong Pa Kho (NPK.2) |
17°6'N |
102°56'E |
180 asl |
2.3 |
5 (C-14) |
0->38 |
pollen (0.5), charcoal (0.5) |
Penny (2001) |
Kalimantan |
|
Lake Sentarum |
0°44'N |
112°6'E |
30 asl |
1.5 |
6 (C-14) |
0->32 |
pollen (0.86), charcoal (0.86) |
Anshari (2000), Anshari et al (2004) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.24 |
8 (C-14) |
0 ->28 |
pollen (0.9), charcoal (0.9) |
Anshari et al. (2001) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
3 (C-14) |
0 ->42 |
pollen (0.56), charcoal (0.56) |
Anshari (2000), Anshari et al (2004) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
6 (C-14) |
0-38 |
pollen (1.52), charcoal (1.52) |
Anshari (2000), Anshari et al (2004) |
West Papua |
|
Lake Hordorli |
2°20'S |
140°30'E |
780 asl |
10 |
7 (C-14) |
0->40 |
pollen (0.75), charcoal (0.75) |
Hope and Tulip (1994), Hope (1996) |
Suluwesi |
|
Wanda (SKW86 and SKW90) |
2°33'S |
121°23'E |
445 asl |
8.5 |
11 (C-14) |
0->40 |
pollen (0.7), charcoal (0.7) |
Hope (2001) |
Java |
|
Bandung Basin (DPDR-II) |
6°59.425'S |
107°43.743'E |
662 asl |
100 |
8 (C-14 7; U-Th 1) |
20-135 |
pollen (3), charcoal (3) |
van der Kaars and Dam (1995), van der Kaars and Dam (1997) |
Java |
|
Bandung Basin (DPDR-I) |
7°0.153'S |
107°39.442E |
661 asl |
60 |
3 (C-14) |
17-135 |
pollen (3), charcoal (3) |
van der Kaars and Dam (1995), van der Kaars and Dam (1997) |
Northeast Queensland |
|
Lynch's Crater |
17°22'S |
145°42'E |
760 asl |
11 |
15 (C-14) |
0-45 |
pollen (0.4), charcoal (0.4), absorption (0.2) |
Turney et al. (2004) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16 |
19 (C-14) |
0-50 |
carbon (0.3), OREC (0.3), charcoal (0.3), pollen (0.3) |
Turney et al. (2001) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
20 |
10 (C-14) |
0-60 |
pollen (1.2) |
Kershaw (1976) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
7(C-14) |
0-150 |
pollen (0.7), charcoal (0.7) |
Moss and Kershaw (2000) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
60 |
10 (C-14) |
0-200 |
pollen (0.8), charcoal (0.8) |
Kershaw (1985, 1986) |
Northern Australia |
|
Lake Woods |
18°S |
133°E |
197 above AHD |
N/A |
6 (combination of OSL, TL and PTTL for each sample) |
0~180 |
palaeohydrological record |
Bowler et al. (1998) |
Northern Australia |
|
Gregory Lakes System |
20°10'S |
127°19'E |
? |
N/A |
20 (TL) |
0~300 |
palaeohydrological record |
Bowler et al. (2001) |
New Caledonia |
|
Lac Xere Wapo |
22°17.5'S |
166°58.5'E |
220 asl |
12.5 |
11 (C-14) |
0~130 |
pollen (1.97), charcoal (1.97) |
Hope and Pask (1998), Stevenson and Hope (2005) |
Fraser Island |
|
Lake Coomboo |
25°14'S |
153°10'E |
86.4 asl |
6 |
16 (C-14 14; TL 2) |
0~600 |
pollen (10), charcoal (10) |
Longmore (1997); Longmore and Heijnis (1999) |
Fraser Island |
|
Lake Allom |
25°14'S |
153°10'E |
100 asl |
3.2 |
16 (C-14) |
0~56 |
pollen (0.51), charcoal (0.51) |
Donders et al. (2006) |
Central Australia |
|
Lake Eyre |
28°30'S |
137°30'E |
15 below AHD |
N/A |
Williams Point: 16 (C-14 8; U-Th 2; AAR 4; TL 2); Core 82/2: 8 (C-14) |
0-130 |
palaeohydrological record |
Magee et al. (1995) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
> 1579 (OSL 38; TL 8; C-14 >125; AAR >1400) |
0-150 |
palaeohydrological record |
Magee et al. (2004) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
296 (AAR 219 of which 77 eggshells also dated by C-14) |
0-65 |
δ13-C of 219 emu eggshells |
Johnson et al. (1999) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
N/A |
735 (AAR 614 of which 106 eggshells also dated by C-14; OSL 13; U-Th 2) |
0-140 |
δ13-C of emu and Genyornis eggshells |
Miller et al. (2005) |
S-W Australia |
|
North Lake |
32°0'28.8''S |
115°49'1''E |
? |
? |
6 (C-14) |
0-35 |
pollen (?), charcoal (?) |
Pickett (1997) |
S-E Australia |
|
Burraga Swamp |
32°6’00” S |
151°25’07” E |
985 asl |
6.5 |
11 (C-14) |
0~40 |
pollen (0.62) |
Sweller (2001), Sweller and Martin (1997, 2001) |
S-E Australia |
|
Redhead Lagoon (E12b) |
32°59'40''S |
151°43'15''E |
65 AHD |
5.8 |
25 (C-14 22; OSL 3) |
0~76 |
pollen (0.99), charcoal (0.99) |
Williams (2005), Williams et al. (2006) |
|
|
Redhead Lagoon (E12c) |
32°59'40''S |
151°43'15''E |
65 AHD |
7.3 |
6 (C-14 5; OSL 1) |
0~79 but only used for pollen record from 12-28 ka |
pollen (1.3), charcoal (1.3) |
Williams (2005), Williams et al. (2006) |
S-E Australia |
|
Lake Mungo |
33°44'S |
143°5'E |
? |
N/A |
? |
? |
palaeohydrological record |
Various |
S-E Australia |
|
Lake Baraba |
34°13'S |
150°13'E |
305 asl |
6.35 |
5 (C-14) |
0->43 |
pollen (0.64), charcoal (0.64) |
Black et al. (2006) |
S-E Australia |
|
Lake George |
35°5'S |
149°25'E |
673 asl |
18 |
17 (C-14) |
0~730 |
pollen (5.29), charcoal (3) |
Singh et al. (1981), Singh and Geissler (1985) |
New Zealand |
|
Tangonge |
35°8'35''S |
173°12'50''E |
20 asl |
4.5 |
5 (C-14 4; tephra 1) |
0-> 50 ka |
pollen (1) |
Elliot et al. (2005) |
New Zealand |
|
Lake Omapere |
35°21'S |
173°47'S |
238 asl |
7 |
28 (C-14 14; tephra 14) |
0~80 |
pollen (4) |
Newnham et al. (2004) |
Southwest Pacific Ocean |
|
S804 |
35°51'S |
177°10'E |
2585 wd |
~2.55 |
5 (C-14 4; tephra 1) |
0-36 |
δ18-O (0.71), δ13-C (0.71), terrigenous flux (0.71) |
Wright et al. (1995) |
Southwest Pacific Ocean |
|
S794 |
36°20'S |
176°45'E |
2406 wd |
~3.8 |
7 (C-14 1; tephra 6) |
δ18-O and terrigenous flux 0->55; pollen 20->55 |
δ18-O (0.72),terrigenous flux (0.72), pollen (0.88) |
Wright et al. (1995) |
Southwest Pacific Ocean |
|
S803 |
36°42'S |
176°12'E |
1688 wd |
~3.15 |
8 (C-14 2; tephra 6) |
0-c.60 |
terrigenous flux (0.95), pollen (0.95) |
Wright et al. (1995) |
Southern South Australia |
|
Naracoorte Caves |
36°57'S |
140°45'E |
? |
N/A |
46 (U/Th) |
0-500 |
δ18-O (10.87) |
Ayliffe (1998) |
Victorian Eastern Highlands |
|
Caledonia Fen |
37°20'S |
146°44É |
1280 asl |
19.06 |
10 (C-14), 3 (OSL) |
0-130 |
pollen (0.27), charcoal (0.27) |
Kershaw et al. (2007) |
Southern South Australia |
|
Wyrie Swamp (W1) |
37°39'S |
140°18'E |
25 asl |
1.45 |
3 (C-14) |
7.15 - 10.2 |
pollen (0.64) |
Dodson (1977) |
|
Wyrie Swamp (W3) |
|
2.2 |
6 (C-14) |
8.7 - > 50 |
pollen (1.9) |
Dodson (1977) |
Victorian Western Plains |
|
Lake Turangmoroke (LTC1) |
37°42'S |
142°45'E |
220 asl |
4.29 |
9 (C-14 6; OSL 3) |
0-c.90 |
pollen (1), charcoal (1) |
Cook (2006) |
Victorian Western Plains |
|
Lake Terang (T8) |
38°15'S |
142°55'1''E |
130 asl |
1.52 |
3 (C-14) |
0-c.8 |
pollen (0.42), charcoal (0.42) |
D'Costa (1989), D'Costa and Kershaw (1995) |
|
Lake Terang (T1) |
|
21.5 |
9 (C-14) |
0-c.75 |
pollen (0.72), charcoal (0.72) |
D'Costa (1989), D'Costa and Kershaw (1995) |
Victorian Western Plains |
|
Lake Wangoom |
38°21'S |
142°36'E |
100 asl |
20.6 |
8 (C-14) |
0-43 |
pollen (0.42), charcoal (0.42) |
Edney (1987), Edney et al. (1990) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
41.5 |
15 (C-14 5; U-Th 10) |
0-c.200 |
pollen (0.96), charcoal (0.96) |
Harle (1998), Harle et al. (1999), Harle et al. (2002), Harle et al. (2004), Harle et al. (in prep.) |
Otway Ranges |
|
Wyelangta |
38°38'49''S |
143°27'E |
450 asl |
1.8 |
5 (C-14) |
0- >46 |
pollen (1), charcoal (1) |
McKenzie and Kershaw (2000) |
New Zealand |
|
Hirata |
38°53'4''S |
175°38'57"E |
580 asl |
0.6 |
2 (tephra) |
0-c.50 |
pollen (3.6) |
McGlone and Topping (1983) |
New Zealand |
|
Mangaongoki |
38°53'12''S |
175°37'15"E |
640 asl |
~1 |
1 (tephra) |
0->50 |
pollen (2.3) |
McGlone and Topping (1983) |
New Zealand |
|
Moerangi |
38°53'18''S |
175°35'27"E |
700 asl |
1.75 |
5 (tephra) |
0->50 |
pollen (2.3) |
McGlone and Topping (1983) |
New Zealand |
|
Otamangakau Canal (west bank) |
39°0'35''S |
175°37'5"E |
600 asl |
2 |
2 (C-14 1; tephra 1) |
0->80 |
pollen (1.3) |
McGlone and Topping (1983) |
New Zealand |
|
Hukapapa |
39°4'13''S |
175°22'45"E |
550 asl |
1.8 |
1 (tephra) |
0->50 |
pollen (1.9) |
McGlone and Topping (1983) |
New Zealand |
|
Taurewa |
39°5'S |
175°33'4"E |
823 asl |
0.75 |
1 (tephra) |
0-c.50 |
pollen (3.1) |
McGlone and Topping (1983) |
King Island |
|
Egg Lagoon (EL10) |
39°38'39''S |
143°59'30''E |
17 asl |
3.4 |
4 (C-14) |
0->55 |
pollen (3.24), charcoal (3.24) |
D'Costa et al. (1993) |
|
|
Egg Lagoon (EL2) |
39°38'39''S |
143°59'30''E |
17 asl |
5 |
8 (C-14) |
0~40 |
pollen (1.11), charcoal (1.11) |
D'Costa (1997) |
|
|
Egg Lagoon (EL3/11) |
39°38'39''S |
143°59'30''E |
17 asl |
12.55 |
5 (C-14 4; U-Th 1) |
0->90 |
pollen (0.83), charcoal (0.83) |
D'Costa et al. (1993), D'Costa (1997) |
New Zealand |
|
Lake Poukawa (PK97-1) |
39°47'S |
176°41'E |
21 asl |
198 |
25 (C-14 5; OSL 10; U-Th 2; tephra 8) |
0->113 |
pollen (0.85) |
Okuda et al. (2002) |
Southwest Pacific Ocean |
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MD97-2121 |
40°22.93'S |
177°59.68'E |
3014 wd |
34.92 |
23 (C-14), 'several' tephra |
0-139 |
δ18-O (1.77); terrigenous flux (0.4) |
Carter and Manighetti (2006) |
Tasmania |
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Tullabardine Dam |
41°34'58''S |
145°48'E |
230 asl |
4 |
8 (C-14) |
0-43.8 |
pollen (0.58), charcoal (0.58) |
Colhoun and van der Geer (1986) |
New Zealand |
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Hokitika-Westport region (record composed of data from 20 cores) |
41°45'S |
171°28'S |
? |
Various |
Various |
0-130 |
Various |
Moar and Suggate (1996), Vandergoes (2000) |
Tasmania |
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Lake Selina |
41° 52'58''S |
145°36'E |
516 asl |
3.87 |
8 (C-14 5; U-Th 3) |
0-70 |
pollen (0.9), charcoal (0.9) |
Colhoun et al. (1999) |
Tasmania |
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Darwin Crater |
42°17'2.4''S |
145°40'1''E |
190 asl |
20 |
4 (C-14) |
5->51 |
pollen (>0.26), charcoal (>0.26) |
Colhoun and van der Geer (1988, 1998) |
New Zealand |
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Okarito Pakihi (pollen record developed from cores OKA1 and lower 5 m of 913) |
43°14'30''S |
170°13'E |
70 asl |
6.0 (OKA1) 10.68 (913) |
119 (C-14 85; IRSL/TL 28; IRSL 6) |
0->125 |
pollen (?) |
Vandergoes at al. (2005) |
New Zealand |
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Greens Beach |
45°S |
170°35'S |
? |
14.65 |
0 |
0->40 |
pollen (1.42) |
Moar and McKellar (2001) |
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5.2 |
2 (C-14) |
0->40 |
pollen (1.54) |
Moar and McKellar (2001) |
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