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Laguna Playa Grande, Puerto Rico Grain Size/Paleohurricane Data
Entry ID: NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2007-068

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Summary
Abstract: The processes that control the formation, intensity and track of
hurricanes are poorly understood. It has been proposed that an
increase in sea surface temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate
change has led to an increase in the frequency of intense
tropical cyclones, but this proposal has been challenged on the
basis that the instrumental record is too short and unreliable to
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 17.0   S: 17.0   E: -65.0   W: -65.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Donnelly, J.P. and J.D. Woodruff
Dataset Title: Laguna Playa Grande, Puerto Rico Grain Size/Paleohurricane Data
Dataset Series Name: IGBP PAGES/WDCA CONTRIBUTION SERIES NUMBER: 2007-068
Dataset Release Date: August 2007
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
Issue Identification: 2007-068
Other Citation Details: NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program
Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/pubs/donnelly2007/donnelly2007.html
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Paleo Start Date: 5000 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 0 ybp
Chrono Unit:
PHANEROZOIC  >  CENOZOIC  >  QUATERNARY  >  HOLOCENE
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Project
Use Constraints Funding for this research was provided by the National Science Foundation,
the Risk Prediction Initiative, the National Geographic Society,
the Coastal Ocean Institute at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution,
and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Endowed Fund for Innovative Research.
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NOAA/NCDC
Data Center
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WDC/PALEOCLIMATOLOGY, BOULDER
Phone: +1 (303) 497-6160
Fax: +1 (303) 497-6513
Email: paleo at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
NOAA/NCDC Code E/GCx3
325 Broadway
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80303
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: ftp
Distribution Format: ascii, excel
Fees: none
Personnel
JEFFREY P. DONNELLY
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Coastal Systems Group
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
360 Woods Hole Road
City: Woods Hole
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02543
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Donnelly, J.P. and J.D. Woodruff. 2007. Intense hurricane activity over the past 5,000 years controlled by El Nino and the West African monsoon. Nature, Vol. 447, pp. 465-468, 24 May 2007. doi:10.1038/nature05834
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2007-08-20
Last DIF Revision Date: 2007-08-20

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