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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">ESSDD</journal-id>
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<journal-title>Earth System Science Data Discussions</journal-title>
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<publisher-loc>Göttingen, Germany</publisher-loc>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.5194/essd-2026-31</article-id>
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<article-title>SISAL_monv1: a global database of cave monitoring observations</article-title>
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<contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Treble</surname>
<given-names>Pauline C.</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1969-8555</ext-link>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff15">
<sup>15</sup>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Zang</surname>
<given-names>Yining</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff3">
<sup>3</sup>
</xref>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff15">
<sup>15</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Kaushal</surname>
<given-names>Nikita</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2220-9046</ext-link>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4">
<sup>4</sup>
</xref>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff15">
<sup>15</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Hatvani</surname>
<given-names>István G.</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9262-7315</ext-link>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff5">
<sup>5</sup>
</xref>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff6">
<sup>6</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Tanos</surname>
<given-names>Péter</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff7">
<sup>7</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Kern</surname>
<given-names>Zoltan</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4900-2587</ext-link>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff5">
<sup>5</sup>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff6">
<sup>6</sup>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Baker</surname>
<given-names>Andy</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1552-6166</ext-link>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
</xref>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1">
<sup>1</sup>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Hartmann</surname>
<given-names>Andreas</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0407-742X</ext-link>
</name>
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<sup>3</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Lechleitner</surname>
<given-names>Franziska A.</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1697-0429</ext-link>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff8">
<sup>8</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Belanger</surname>
<given-names>Bryce</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3651-9707</ext-link>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff9">
<sup>9</sup>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Daudt de Oliveira</surname>
<given-names>Bruna</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Sinclair</surname>
<given-names>Will</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2">
<sup>2</sup>
</xref>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Riechelmann</surname>
<given-names>Dana F. C.</given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff10">
<sup>10</sup>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Hidas</surname>
<given-names>András</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6030-8459</ext-link>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff11">
<sup>11</sup>
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<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Yoshimura</surname>
<given-names>Kei</given-names>
<ext-link>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5761-1561</ext-link>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff12">
<sup>12</sup>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff13">
<sup>13</sup>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author" xlink:type="simple"><name name-style="western"><surname>Comas-Bru</surname>
<given-names>Laia</given-names>
</name>
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<sup>14</sup>
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<label>1</label>
<addr-line>ANSTO, Lucas Heights NSW, 2234, Australia</addr-line>
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<label>2</label>
<addr-line>School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney, Sydney NSW, 2052, Australia</addr-line>
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<label>3</label>
<addr-line>Institute of Groundwater Management, Technical University of Dresden, Dresden, 01069, Germany</addr-line>
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<label>4</label>
<addr-line>Earth and Planetary Science, American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Park West, New York, 10024, United States of America</addr-line>
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<label>5</label>
<addr-line>Institute for Geological and Geochemical Research, HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Budapest, H-1112, Hungary</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff6">
<label>6</label>
<addr-line>HUN-REN CSFK, MTA Centre of Excellence, Budapest, Budapest, H-1121, Hungary</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff7">
<label>7</label>
<addr-line>Department of Geology, Eötvös Loránd University, H-1112, Budapest, Hungary</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff8">
<label>8</label>
<addr-line>Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Bern, Bern, 3012, Switzerland</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff9">
<label>9</label>
<addr-line>Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, 37235, United States of America</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff10">
<label>10</label>
<addr-line>Institute for Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, 55128, Germany</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff11">
<label>11</label>
<addr-line>Institute of Aquatic Ecology, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, H-1113, Hungary</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff12">
<label>12</label>
<addr-line>Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff13">
<label>13</label>
<addr-line>Japan Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan</addr-line>
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<aff id="aff14">
<label>14</label>
<addr-line>Barcelona, Spain</addr-line>
</aff>
<aff id="aff15">
<label>15</label>
<addr-line>These authors contributed equally to this work.</addr-line>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>29</day>
<month>05</month>
<year>2026</year>
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<volume>2026</volume>
<fpage>1</fpage>
<lpage>46</lpage>
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<copyright-statement>Copyright: &#x000a9; 2026 Pauline C. Treble et al.</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>2026</copyright-year>
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<abstract>
<p>Cave monitoring is the process of collecting observational data such as microclimate conditions, hydrogeochemistry and water movement in cave systems. The most common motivation is for speleothem science &amp;ndash; the reconstruction of past climate and environmental variability from cave formations such as stalagmites. Applications also include the monitoring of potential recharge to aquifers, as well as cave conservation. PAGES-SISAL (Past Global Changes &amp;ndash; Speleothem Isotope Synthesis and AnaLysis), an international working group focused on speleothem science, has created a new global database of cave monitoring data consisting of drip rates and drip water isotopes, and the modern carbonate precipitates that form from these drip waters (so called farmed carbonates, grown on artificial substrates). Moreover, we report meteoric precipitation amounts and water isotopes at or near to cave sites. The draft version of the database can be found at &lt;a href=&quot;https://repo.researchdata.hu/privateurl.xhtml?token=43a43257-f06e-4dc5-9e96-6603eabe775f&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;https://repo.researchdata.hu/privateurl.xhtml?token=43a43257-f06e-4dc5-9e96-6603eabe775f&lt;/a&gt;, which will be available under doi: 10.5158/ARP/29W5J3 upon publication. The database contains datasets from 75 caves, with summary information including meta-data on location, elevation, cave depth, lithology, measurement methods and citations for original publications. Speleothem records previously curated by SISAL in SISAL speleothem database versions and corresponding to monitored drip sites are also identified in the new SISAL monitoring database. To supplement observational data gaps and provide accessible and consistent climate data for users, surface climate (precipitation, evaporation, temperature) and meteoric water isotope data extracted from global climate model products are also included in the database.</p>
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