NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Verlorenvlei, South Africa 1400 Year Diatom Abundance 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 South Africa, Southern Africa. The time period coverage is from 1400 to -59 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 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/szhz-ew75
0 Study page with data access information. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/paleo-search/study/12910
0 General information for this data type. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/paleoclimatology/lake
0 Stager, J.C., P.A. Mayewski, J. White, B.M. Chase, F.H. Neumann, M.E. Meadows, C.D. King, and D.A. Dixon, 2012: Precipitation variability in the winter rainfall zone of South Africa during the last 1400 yr linked to the austral westerlies. Climate of the Past, 8, 877-887, 10.5194/cp-8-877-2012 https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-8-877-2012
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/africa/verlorenvlei2012.xls
47 Direct download links for dataset files. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/paleolimnology/africa/verlorenvlei2012.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

Tags

  • south africa
  • what: total epiphytic diatoms
  • nesdis
  • verlorenvlei
  • what: depth
  • westerlies
  • ocean/lake records
  • southern africa
  • continent
  • noaa
  • population abundance
  • paleoclimate
  • latitude -32.36
  • material: null
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • climate indicators
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • paleolimnology
  • paleoclimate indicators
  • longitude 18.44
  • africa
  • what: age
  • what: diatom tolerance-based index
  • national centers for environmental information

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