NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Rainfall and drought in equatorial east Africa during the past 1,100 years

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 climate reconstructions|insect|paleolimnology with a geographic location of Kenya, Eastern Africa. The time period coverage is from 1070 to -44 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
47 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/eastafrica/naivasha_chironomidsalinity.txt
0 NCEI landing page with general information and links to access the data. https://doi.org/10.25921/80e8-f494
0 Study page with data access information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/paleo-search/study/6070
0 General information for this data type. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/lake
47 Readme https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/eastafrica/readme_verschuren2000.txt
53 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/eastafrica/naivasha_lakelevel.xls
47 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/eastafrica/naivasha_lakelevel.txt
53 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/eastafrica/naivasha_diatomsalinity.xls
47 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/eastafrica/naivasha_diatomsalinity.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 Verschuren, D., K.R. Laird, and B.F. Cumming, 2000: Rainfall and drought in equatorial east Africa during the past 1,100 years. Nature, 403, 410-414, 10.1038/35000179 https://doi.org/10.1038/35000179
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
53 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/eastafrica/naivasha_chironomidsalinity.xls

Tags

  • what: electrical conductivity
  • lake naivasha
  • nesdis
  • latitude -.7635
  • eastern africa
  • climate reconstructions|insect|paleolimnology
  • what: depth
  • crescent island crater
  • ocean/lake records
  • continent
  • noaa
  • longitude 36.408
  • material: diatom assemblage|lake water
  • paleoclimate
  • material: null
  • reconstruction
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • lake level
  • climate reconstructions|paleolimnology
  • climate indicators
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • material: lake water|midge assemblage
  • paleolimnology
  • kenya
  • lake levels|paleolimnology
  • paleoclimate indicators
  • africa
  • what: age
  • what: notes
  • what: lake level
  • national centers for environmental information

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