NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lake Victoria, East Africa 15KYr TEX86 and Leaf Wax dD and d13C 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 Lake Victoria, Eastern Africa. The time period coverage is from 15176 to 1372 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 Melissa A. Berke, Thomas C. Johnson, Josef P. Werne, Kliti Grice, Stefan Schouten, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté, 2012: Molecular records of climate variability and vegetation response since the Late Pleistocene in the Lake Victoria basin, East Africa. Quaternary Science Reviews, 55, 59-74, 10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.08.014 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.08.014
0 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/paleoenvironmental-standard-terms-thesaurus
0 NCEI landing page with general information and links to access the data. https://doi.org/10.25921/zpqc-w669
0 Study page with data access information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/paleo-search/study/16618
0 General information for this data type. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/lake
53 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/eastafrica/victoria2012.xlsx
47 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/eastafrica/victoria2012.txt
0 Information for contacts at NCEI. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
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 Study page with data access information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/paleo-search/study/16618
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/eastafrica/victoria2012-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
0 NCEI landing page with general information and links to access the data. https://doi.org/10.25921/zpqc-w669
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords
0 Melissa A. Berke, Thomas C. Johnson, Josef P. Werne, Kliti Grice, Stefan Schouten, Jaap S. Sinninghe Damsté, 2012: Molecular records of climate variability and vegetation response since the Late Pleistocene in the Lake Victoria basin, East Africa. Quaternary Science Reviews, 55, 59-74, 10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.08.014 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.08.014

Tags

  • nesdis
  • lake victoria
  • eastern africa
  • what: sample identification
  • what: depth
  • ocean/lake records
  • continent
  • noaa
  • what: delta 13c
  • material: c29 n-alkanoic acid
  • paleoclimate
  • material: null
  • lake victoria core v95-1p
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • what: delta 2h
  • earth science
  • longitude 33.1983
  • climate reconstructions|paleolimnology
  • geochemistry
  • climate indicators
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • material: glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraether index
  • paleolimnology
  • what: lake surface temperature
  • paleoclimate indicators
  • africa
  • latitude -1.2317
  • material: c28 n-alkanoic acid
  • what: c4 plants
  • what: age
  • hydrology
  • national centers for environmental information
  • material: delta 13c
  • what: tetraether index of 86 carbon atoms
  • material: sediment
  • what: branched and isoprenoid tetraether index

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