NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana Late Quaternary Magnetic Mineral Data

Description

This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Lake. The data include parameters of paleolimnology with a geographic location of Ghana, Western Africa. The time period coverage is from 26655 to -32 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Study page with data access information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/paleo-search/study/5454
0 General information for this data type. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/lake
47 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/africa/bosumtwi2004-piston-noaa.txt
47 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/africa/bosumtwi2004-org-noaa.txt
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/paleoenvironmental-standard-terms-thesaurus
47 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/africa/bosumtwi2004-freeze-noaa.txt
47 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/africa/bosumtwi2004-magsus-noaa.txt
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
0 Peck, J.A., R.R. Green, T. Shanahan, J.W. King, J.T. Overpeck, C.A. Scholz, 2004: A magnetic mineral record of Late Quaternary tropical climate variability from Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 215, 37-57, 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.08.003 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.08.003
0 NCEI landing page with general information and links to access the data. https://doi.org/10.25921/149q-tg68

Tags

  • what: organic matter
  • nesdis
  • what: sample identification
  • what: depth
  • what: saturation isothermal remanent magnetization/initial magnetization slope
  • ocean/lake records
  • continent
  • noaa
  • ghana
  • what: coercivity of remanence/coercivity
  • longitude -1.4167
  • what: saturation isothermal remanent magnetization
  • paleoclimate
  • what: initial magnetization slope
  • material: null
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • physical properties
  • latitude 6.5
  • geochemistry
  • climate indicators
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • what: coercivity of remanence
  • western africa
  • paleolimnology
  • what: saturation isothermal magnetization
  • lake bosumtwi
  • paleoclimate indicators
  • africa
  • what: age
  • what: saturation isothermal remanent magnetization/saturation isothermal magnetization
  • what: volume magnetic susceptibility
  • magnetic susceptibility
  • what: coercivity
  • national centers for environmental information
  • material: sediment
  • what: s-ratio

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