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Litt, Thomas; Krastel, Sebastian; Sturm, Michael; Kipfer, Rolf; Örcen, Sefer; Heumann, Georg; Franz, Sven-Oliver; Ulgen, Umut; Niessen, Frank (2009): Holocene pollen record from sediment core VAN04-2, Lake Van, Turkey. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.874345, Supplement to: Litt, T et al. (2009): 'PALEOVAN', International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP): site survey results and perspectives. Quaternary Science Reviews, 28(15-16), 1555-1567, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2009.03.002

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Abstract:
Lake Van is the fourth largest terminal lake in the world (volume 607 km**3, area 3570 km**2, maximum depth 460 m), extending for 130 km WSW?ENE on the Eastern Anatolian High Plateau, Turkey. The sedimentary record of Lake Van, partly laminated, has the potential to obtain a long and continuous continental sequence that covers several glacial?interglacial cycles (ca 500 kyr). Therefore, Lake Van is a key site within the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) for the investigation of the Quaternary climate evolution in the Near East ('PALEOVAN'). As preparation for an ICDP drilling campaign, a site survey was carried out during the past years. We collected 50 seismic profiles with a total length of ~850 km to identify continuous undisturbed sedimentary sequences for potential ICDP locations. Based on the seismic results, we cored 10 different locations to water depths of up to 420 m. Multidisciplinary scientific work at positions of a proposed ICDP drill site included measurements of magnetic susceptibility, physical properties, stable isotopes, XRF scans, and pollen and spores. This core extends back to the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), a more extended record than all the other Lake Van cores obtained to date. Both coring and seismic data do not show any indication that the deepest part of the lake (Tatvan Basin, Ahlat Ridge) was dry or almost dry during past times. These results show potential for obtaining a continuous undisturbed, long continental palaeoclimate record. In addition, this paper discusses the potential of 'PALEOVAN' to establish new results on the dynamics of lake level fluctuations, noble gas concentration in pore water of the lake sediment, history of volcanism and volcanic activities based on tephrostratigraphy, and paleoseismic and earthquake activities.
Other version:
Litt, Thomas; Heumann, Georg (2018): Pollen profile of sediment core VAN04, Lake Van, Turkey. European Pollen Database (EPD), PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.894270
Coverage:
Latitude: 38.500000 * Longitude: 43.000000
Date/Time Start: 2004-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2004-01-01T00:00:00
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.050 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 9.003 m
Event(s):
VAN04-2 * Latitude: 38.500000 * Longitude: 43.000000 * Date/Time: 2004-01-01T00:00:00 * Elevation: 1645.0 m * Lake water depth: 375 m * Location: Lake Van, Turkey * Method/Device: Piston corer, UWITEC (PCUWI) * Comment: Lake in high plateau. Physiography: tectonic depression. Surrounding vegetation: oak-Juniperus forest and woodland. Location: into the lake (water depth = 4 m). Device diameter: 6 cm.
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1DEPTH, sediment/rockDepth sedmLitt, ThomasGeocode
2AbiesAbi#Litt, Thomas
3AcerAce#Litt, Thomas
4AesculusAes#Litt, Thomas
5AlnusAln#Litt, Thomas
6AtraphaxisAta#Litt, Thomas
7BerberidaceaeBereae#Litt, Thomas
8BetulaBet#Litt, Thomas
9BongardiaBon#Litt, Thomas
10Carpinus betulusCar.b#Litt, Thomas
11Carpinus orientalisCar.o#Litt, Thomas
12Carpinus sp.Carpinus sp.#Litt, Thomas
13CastaneaCas#Litt, Thomas
14CedrusCed#Litt, Thomas
15CorylusCor#Litt, Thomas
16DaphneDap#Litt, Thomas
17FagusFag#Litt, Thomas
18FraxinusFrx#Litt, Thomas
19HederaHed#Litt, Thomas
20HippophaeHpp#Litt, Thomas
21JuglansJug#Litt, Thomas
22JuniperusJun#Litt, Thomas
23LeonticeLeo#Litt, Thomas
24OleaOle#Litt, Thomas
25PiceaPic#Litt, Thomas
26PinusPin#Litt, Thomas
27PistaciaPst#Litt, Thomas
28PlatanusPlt#Litt, Thomas
29PopulusPop#Litt, Thomas
30Prunus-typePrn-T#Litt, Thomas
31Quercus calliprinos-typeQ. calliprinos-T#Litt, Thomas
32Quercus sp.Quercus sp.#Litt, Thomas
33RhamnusRha#Litt, Thomas
34SalixSal#Litt, Thomas
35TamarixTam#Litt, Thomas
36TiliaTil#Litt, Thomas
37cf. Tsugacf. Tsu#Litt, Thomas
38UlmusUlm#Litt, Thomas
39VitisVts#Litt, Thomas
40cf. Acanthaceaecf. Acanthaceae#Litt, Thomas
41AlliumAll#Litt, Thomas
42AmeriaAmeria#Litt, Thomas
43Anemone coronaria-typeAne.c-T#Litt, Thomas
44ApiaceaeApiae#Litt, Thomas
45ArtemisiaArt#Litt, Thomas
46BoraginaceaeBorae#Litt, Thomas
47BrassicaceaeBraae#Litt, Thomas
48BupleurumBup#Litt, Thomas
49CampanulaceaeCamae#Litt, Thomas
50Cannabis-typeCan-T#Litt, Thomas
51Capsicum-typeCap-G#Litt, Thomas
52CaryophyllaceaeCphae#Litt, Thomas
53Centaurea cyanusCen.c#Litt, Thomas
54Centaurea solstitialisCen.o#Litt, Thomas
55Centaurea sp.Cen.sp#Litt, Thomas
56CerealiaCrl#Litt, Thomas
57cf. Gentianella-typecf. Gtl-T#Litt, Thomas
58ChenopodiaceaeCheae#Litt, Thomas
59Cousinia-typeCos-T#Litt, Thomas
60CyperaceaeCypae#Litt, Thomas
61DipsacaceaeDipae#Litt, Thomas
62EchiumEch#Litt, Thomas
63Ephedra distachya-typeEph.d-T#Litt, Thomas
64Ephedra fragilis-typeEph.f-T#Litt, Thomas
65EricaceaeEriae#Litt, Thomas
66ErodiumEro#Litt, Thomas
67EryngiumEry#Litt, Thomas
68EuphorbiumEuphorbium#Litt, Thomas
69FabaceaeFabae#Litt, Thomas
70FagopyrumFgy#Litt, Thomas
71FilipendulaFlp#Litt, Thomas
72Galium-typeGal-T#Litt, Thomas
73Gundelia-typeGun-T#Litt, Thomas
74HelianthemumHel#Litt, Thomas
75Herniaria-typeHrn-T#Litt, Thomas
76HypericumHyp#Litt, Thomas
77IridaceaeIridae#Litt, Thomas
78KnautiaKna#Litt, Thomas
79LamiaceaeLamae#Litt, Thomas
80LigulifloraeLigae#Litt, Thomas
81LiliaceaeLilae#Litt, Thomas
82LinumLin#Litt, Thomas
83Mentha-typeMen-T#Litt, Thomas
84OnobrychisOnb#Litt, Thomas
85OnosmaOsm#Litt, Thomas
86PapaverPap#Litt, Thomas
87PapaveraceaePapae#Litt, Thomas
88Plantago coronopusPla.c#Litt, Thomas
89Plantago lanceolataPla.l#Litt, Thomas
90Plantago maritimaPla.m#Litt, Thomas
91Plantago sp.Pla.sp#Litt, Thomas
92PleurospermumPle#Litt, Thomas
93PlumbaginaceaePluae#Litt, Thomas
94PoaceaePoac#Litt, Thomas
95Polygonium aviculare-typePol.a-T#Litt, Thomas
96Polygonum bistorta-typePol.b-T#Litt, Thomas
97Polygonum oxyspermumPol.o#Litt, Thomas
98Polygonum persicaria-typePol.p-T#Litt, Thomas
99Polygonum sp.Pol.sp#Litt, Thomas
100Potentilla-typePti-T#Litt, Thomas
101Pulmonaria-typePul-T#Litt, Thomas
102Ranunculus acris-typeRan.a-T#Litt, Thomas
103Ranunculus arvensisRan.v#Litt, Thomas
104Ranunculus parviflorusRac.p-G#Litt, Thomas
105Ranunculus sp.Ranunculus sp.#Litt, Thomas
106RheumRhe#Litt, Thomas
107RosaceaeRosae#Litt, Thomas
108RumexRum#Litt, Thomas
109Sanguisorba minor-typeSan.m-T#Litt, Thomas
110Sanguisorba officinalisSan.o#Litt, Thomas
111SaxifragaSax#Litt, Thomas
112ScrophulariaceaeScoae#Litt, Thomas
113SecaleSec#Litt, Thomas
114SisyrinchiumSis#Litt, Thomas
115Succisa-typeSuc-T#Litt, Thomas
116SymphytumSym#Litt, Thomas
117TeucriumTeu#Litt, Thomas
118ThalictrumTha#Litt, Thomas
119TubulifloraeTubae#Litt, Thomas
120TurgeniaTur#Litt, Thomas
121Urtica-typeUrt-T#Litt, Thomas
122UtriculariaUtr#Litt, Thomas
123PolypodiaceaePocae#Litt, Thomas
124PteridiumPtd#Litt, Thomas
125HydrocharitaceaeHydae#Litt, Thomas
126CallitricheClt#Litt, Thomas
127MyriophyllumMyo#Litt, Thomas
128PotamogetonPot#Litt, Thomas
129SparganiumSpa#Litt, Thomas
130Typha angustifoliaTyp.a#Litt, Thomas
131BotryococcusBot#Litt, Thomas
132PediastrumPdi#Litt, Thomas
133TetraedronTet#Litt, Thomas
134TilletiaTit#Litt, Thomas
135BryophytaBryophyta#Litt, Thomass.l.
136LycopodiumLyc#Litt, Thomas
137Palynomorpha, brokenPalyn broken#Litt, Thomas
138Palynomorpha indeterminataPalyn indet#Litt, Thomas
139Pollen, totalPollen tot#/cm3Litt, Thomas
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