CalPal

22st management update:
21st May 2007
(1) New Dialog: ODBC-Excel Import Climate Data (available on request)
(2) New Dialog: ODBC-Excel Import CalCurve Data (available on request)
(3) New Dialog: ODBC-Excel Data Rescale (available on request)
(4) New Dialog: Cartography with Globalmapper with Map Preview (requires Globalmapper 8 )
(5) New Dialog: Climate Proxy Correlation
(6) New Maps: e.g. Europe SRTM High Resolution 2.5 GB (requires Globalmapper 8 )
(7) New Help: How to Cite CalPal
(8) Bug eliminated in Climate Compare Dialog (Scaling).
(9) Bug eliminated in GaussWM (Monte Carlo Iterations)
(10) New Function: Trackbar Shift 14C window (most Dialogs)
(11) New Function: Upper Menu included in Climate Compare Dialog
(12) New Climate Data: Malawi Biogenic Silica (Johnsen, 2003)
(13) New Climate Data: Ellison 8200 calBP Event
(14) New Climate Data: Tree Ring Width 8200 calBP Event
(15) New Climate Data: Antarctica EDML 18O
(16) New Climate Data: Antarctica GICC05 CH4
(17) New Climate Data: Antarctica GICC05 18O
(18) New Climate Data: GRIP 18O on Hulu Timescale
(19) New Climate Data: GISP2 18O on Hulu Timescale
(20) New Climate Data: NGRIP 18O on GICC05 Timescale
(21) New Climate Data: GRIP 18O on GICC05 Timescale
(22) New Timescale Worksheet: GRIP->Hulu, GISP2-> Hulu and NGRIP-> Hulu
(23) New Calibration Curve based on Hulu and Hulu-transfer to Greenland
(24) Menu: Storage of 14C-cal-distribution as ‘climate’ proxy
(25) Menu: Calibration graphs fine tuning of 14C-scale
(26) New Function: Save/Log 14C-Cal-Distribution as archaeological proxy
(27) New Function: Weighted Average and Statistics shown in dialog CalTable
(28) New Function: files/close in CalPal editor
(29) CalTable loads default 14C-set.
(30) CalTable/CalKN/Climate with corresponding CaldataBars always set to default.
(31) 14C-Database: Integration of INQUA Palaeolithic Database (courtesy Pierre Vermeersch)
(32) 14X-Database: Update of CalPal-Neolithic Database from 7000 to 9000 entries.

21st management update:
May 2006
(1) Optional Switch of Timescale CalBP < - > CalBC/AD
(2) New Dialog: CalTable (Quick Worksheet 14C-Calibration)
(3) New Climate Data: EPICA CH4
(4) New Climate Data: GRIP 18O on GICC05 Timescale
(5) Composite Data: GRIP 18O on GICC05 Timescale (0-14.7 ka calBP)
GRIP 18O on SFCP Timescale (14.7-80.0 ka calBP)
(6) Enhanced Graphic Layout of Tables
(7) New Maps: Globalmapper (NorthAmerica & Europe-Africa)
(8) Enhanced Menu Layout: Zoom/Cut & View
(9) Extended Near East Radiocarbon Neolithic Database (7400 Entries). Courtesy Utz Bohner & Daniel Schyle
19th management update:
September 2005
(1) New Dialog: MultiGroup Composer.
(2) New Dialog: MultiMethod Composer.
(3) New Dialog: Marine-Reservoir Explorer.
(4) New Dialog: Interface to export database site-coordinates to Globalmapper (SRTM Digital 3-D Elevation Model).
(5) New Climate Proxy: Hole 658C Dust.
(6) New Climate Proxy: NGRIP 50 yr d18O.
(7) New Climate Proxy: SE Pacific SST.
(8) New Climate Proxy: Sunspot Numbers.
(9) New Climate Proxy: Dongge Cave Stalagmite China.
(10) New Climate Proxy: Lake Malawi East Africa.
(11) New Climate Proxy: Core 721.722 terr tuned.
(12) New Climate Proxy: Ma’ale Efrayim Cave 13C.
(13) New Climate Proxy: Ma’ale Efrayim Cave 18O.
(14) New Climate Proxy: ELSA Greyscale Decadel.
(15) New Calcurve Build Data Set: Belfast 1986.
(16) New Calcurve Build Data Set: Belfast 1993.
(17) New CalCurve Build Data Set: Seattle 1986.
(18) New Calcurve Build Data Set: Seattle 1993.
(19) New Calcurve Build Data Set: Seattle 1998.
(20) New Calcurve Build Data Set: Heidelberg 1986.
(21) New CalCurve Build Data Set: Fairbanks Sep 2005.
(22) New 14C-Database: Egypt and Sudan (Stan Hendrickx, Leiden).
(23) New 14C-Database: Central European Middle Neolithic.
(24) Extension of Database: Near-East 14C N=4350 (old), N=4869 (new)
(25) New CalCurve Build Data Set: INTCAL04.
(26) New 14C-Database: Global Volcanoes by Reid and Robert Bryson.
(27) New Maps: South-East Europe and Aegean, based on SRTM Satellite Data.
(28) Correction: Under certain conditions, CalCurveBuildSelect files previously lost wiggle-matching Delta-values.
(29) Correction: CalCurveComposer Edit previously did not refresh green “OK field”.
(30) Correction: CalScale numbering missing for window width larger than 62 ka.
(31) Correction: Graphics for smooth-Routine of CalCurve does not truncate correctly at high cal-age limit.
(32) Correction: CalCurve-Composer incorrect Float/Integer rounding (-5.0 yrs) for calscale.
(33) Correction: CalCurve-Composer previously allowed user to inadvertedly delete CalCurve.
(34) Enhancement: Introduction of variable truncate (cut-off) ages for all CalCurves.
(35) Enhancement: Stability and smoothness of calibration curve error envelopes.
(36) Correction: Option “on/off” for calibration curve error envelopes re-installed.
(37) New CalCurve INTCAL04.
(38) New CalCurve Fairbanks Sep 2005.
(39) New CalCurve CalPal-SFCP-2005.
(40) Update of Document: c:\calpal_a\CalCurveComparisons.doc

18th management update:
July 7 th, 2004
(1) New Dialog: Climate Timescale Composer.
(2) New Climate Proxy: Dome C Antarctic 0-740 ka H/D (EPICA members).
(3) New Climate Proxy: ODP 1119 0-3.9 Ma (Bob Carter and Paul Gammon).
(4) Enhancement of Graphic Zoom via Mouse (mark and copy to Clipboard).
(5) Update of 14C-Age Calibration Curve (previously referenced to GISP2, now to SFCP time scale).
(6) Correction of some text-size (aesthetic) bugs in graphic display.
(7) Correction of wrong heading (”95 %”) in Tables.
(7) Maximum Number of Climate Proxies expanded from 100 to 500.

17th management update:
May 23 rd, 2004
(1) Downloads for QuickCal.exe and QuickCal.zip (PC-WIN Stand-Alone Calibration Editor).
(2) Near East Archaeological 14C-Database (Utz Böhner) updated to 4350 entries. Previously 3000.
(3) New Climate Proxy: GRIP 18O on SFCP2004 Timescale.
(4) New Climate Proxy: VOSTOK D/H on SFCP2004 Timescale.
(5) New Climate Proxy: MD952042 Benthic on SFCP2004 Timescale.
(6) New Climate Proxy: MD952042 Planctonic on SFCP2004 Timescale.
16th management update:
January 28, 2004
(1) Bug removed in Climate/Database Editor. Previously FileSaveAs stops the program.
(2) Bug removed in Multiple-Group Calibration. Previously 10 groups but max 2000 dates. Corrected=10*1000.
(3) New dataset in CalCurveComposer: Cariaco_2004 (Hughen et al., 2004).
(4) New CalCurve , includes Cariaco_2004 (Hughen et al., 2004).
(5) CalPal WebSite Library: Nitra-paper, pdf (Weninger, 1986)
(6) Database/Cartography: Site.Log file contains major Near-East sites. Previously meaningless entries.
(7) Near East Archaeological 14C-Database (Utz Böhner) updated to 3000 entries. Previously 2000.

15th management update:
December 10, 2003
(1) Climate Proxy: Ammersee d18O 5000-15500 denBP (von Grafenstein et al., 1999) (Data: IGBP PAGES/WDCA CONTRIB SERIES #: 2003-068).
(2) Climate Proxy: Tree-Ring Homegeneity 1985 denAD to 5967 denBC. (Data by courtesy of Burkhard Schmidt and Wolfgang Gruhle).
(3) DataBase: Near East Early Neolithic 14C-DataBase (N=2300, with geographic coordinates) (Data by courtesy of Utz Böhner, Gary Rollefson and Laurens Thissen).
(4) CalPal Bibliography.
(5) CalPal History.
(6) Climate Data Sets (Description and Graphs).
(7) Calibration Curves (Description and Graphs).
(8) 13 Reasons to calibrate Glacial 14C-Ages using the GISP2 Age-Model.
14th management update:
September 16, 2003
(1) Climate Proxy: Soreq Cave Israel d18O 0-184 ka (Bar-Matthews et al. 2002).
(2) Climate Proxy: Soreq Cave Israel d13C 0-184 ka (Bar-Matthews et al., 2002).
(3) Climate Proxy: GRIP2001 20 yr d18O ss09sea Age Model (Johnsen et al., 2001).
(4) Climate Proxy: GRIP2001 50 yr d18O ss09sea Age Model (Johnsen et al., 2001).
(5) Library Document: Comparison of Ages achieved with Different Calibration Curves (1998, 2001, 2003).
13th management update:
July 9, 2003
(1) Climate Proxy: Hole 658C UK37 SST 0-80 ka; African Humic Period & Sapropel (Zhao et al. 1995).
(2) Climate Proxy: Hole 658C Dust 0-25 ka; African Humid Period (deMenocal et al.2000).
(3) Complete Radiocarbon DataBase Egypt (Dynasty I-> XXX).
(4) Complete Radiocarbon Database Anatolia Neolithic (Laurens Thissen cf. CaNew).
(5) Bug correction for numeric CalBP-scale output (Tables).
12th management update:
May 15, 2003
(1) CalCurveComposer (CCC) Final Release.
(2) New Calibration Curve: CalPal2003.

11th management update:
April 13, 2003
(1) CalCurveComposer (CCC) Beta Version.
(2) New Climate Data: Villars Cave.
(3) Additional CCC Data Sets: Lake Perespilno, Lake Gosciaz, Suigetsu 2000, Erkelenz, UW_1954_1510, CyprusBronze.

10th management update:
March 10, 2003
(1) Bug Correction in Check Routine (max n=1000 dates) when n>1000 dates.
(2) Integration of PanMap with (low resolution) World.Map.
(3) Integration of World colour graph under GLOBE.
9th management update:
February 24, 2003
(1) CalCurveComparer is completed:

• Twin Windows to Select, View, and Compare two independent CalCurves
• Independent Clipboard and Print Routines for both Windows
• Add/Remove/RemoveAll/Colour/Store/Log Dialog for Cal Data Set Projection.
• Slider Controlled Window Shift/Zoom on Calendric Time Scale.
• Zoom Step + 1000 yrs in Interval 0-50 ka calAD/BC
• Zoom Steps + 100 yrs in Interval 0-10 ka calAD/BC

(2) Slider-Control over Shape of CalCurve (spline smoothing).
(3) Calibration Graphs: Selectable On/Off-Switch for ClimateBox.
(4) Calibration Graphs: Selectable On/Off-Switch for DataList.
(5) Corrections in CalGroup to support 10 data sets (previously only 5).
(6) Corrections in Print Portrait & Landscape Orientation for all programs.
(7) Corrections to Time-Scale-Selection.
(8) Bug fix in Data Check Routine.
(9) Info-Field for quick reference to Data Check Routine on main Menu.
8th management update:
January 09, 2003
(1) Further work on CalCurveComposer (CCC):
- New CCC menu layout
- Completion of CCC CalibrationDataSet subdialogs (colour selection and bar size).
- Optimization of CCC program run-time.
- Variable zoom installed for the CCC time window selection.
- Subdialog installed in preparation of CCC variable spline library selection (IMSL).
(2) New Climate Data Sets:
- Crag Cave Ireland High-Resolution Holocene Stalagtite d18O (Data by courtesy of FrankMcDermott)
- Composite Marine Core d18O Modern->6.137 Ma V1930+ODP677+ODP846 (NJS Shackleton et al 1985 ff)

Seventh management update: First Release “Beyond the Ghost”
November 26, 2002
(1) Completion of Symbol and Colour Selection in CalCurveComposer.

Sixth management update:
November 11, 2002
(1) First Edition CalCurveComparer (ADD & REMOVE File Functions).
(2) Further Studies on CalCurveComposer (MultiFileTag, Edit & Sort Functions).
(3) Climate Proxies Kilimanjaro & Huascaran Ice-Cores.
(4) Correction of WindowRaiseBugs on Worksheet Data Entry and Check.
(5) Inclusion of missing PlotConvHelp file.

Fifth management update:
October 13, 2002
(1) Calibration in RealTime (Program GaussWM).
(2) Correction of WindowRaise bugs occurring (mainly) under Win98.
(3) Mouse Click on Main Screen (LeftButtonDown) shows calibration graph.
(4) Studies on automated Glacial CalCurveConstruction (CalCurveComposer).

Fourth management update: Release of “Beyond the Horizon”
October 03, 2002
(1) Calibration Dialogs with RealTime 14C-Calibration.
(2) Climate Proxies SST and CaCO3 from core MD95-2042.
(3) Integration of European Neolithic 14C-Database (Radon Project).
(4) Integration of European Palaeolithic 14C-Database (Stage3 Project).
(5) Studies (CalCurve/Data/Comparisons) for Construction of CalCurveComposer.

Third management update:
September 09, 2002
(1) Correction of WindowClose warning.

Second management update:
September 04, 2002
(1) Color functions in routine CALCURVE.
(2) Installation of CalCurve Comparison in routine CALCURVE.
(3) Correction of path for plotconv.exe in routine VIEW.

First management update:
August 28, 2002
(1) Support for operating systems Win 9x.
(2) Correction of bug in routine VIEW.

Release “Ghost of Edinburgh 2002 Edition”
August 2002

First Release: Ghost of Edinburgh
October 2001