Paleoclimate Rock Magnetism Data from South China Across the Eocene-Oligocene Transition

South China paleoclimate data from a 2023 study by Jiao et al. The dataset includes magnetic parameters, diffuse reflectance spectroscopy data, and unmixing results of isothermal remanent magnetization acquisition curves. It is associated with a paper investigating global cooling-driven summer monsoon weakening.

Use Cases

• Analyzing magnetic mineralogy variations based on magnetic parameters and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy data.
• Modeling past climate signals based on unmixing results of isothermal remanent magnetization acquisition curves.
• Studying monsoon system responses to major climate transitions like the Eocene-Oligocene boundary.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed 2023 publication in a specific scientific domain.
• The dataset contains multiple related data types (magnetic parameters, spectroscopy, unmixing results) in one file.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Wenjun Jiao and co-authors, associated with the 2023 paper 'Global cooling-driven summer monsoon weakening in South China across the Eocene-Oligocene transition'.

Collection Method

Likely collected from geological core samples for paleoclimate analysis.

Time Range

Covers the Eocene-Oligocene transition period.

Geography

South China region.