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Summary
Abstract: This data set is a decade-scale reconstruction of rainfall and drought
in equatorial east Africa over the past 1,100 years, based on
lake-level and salinity fluctuations of Lake Naivasha (Kenya) inferred
from three different paleolimnological proxies: sediment stratigraphy
and the species compositions of fossil diatom and midge assemblages.

The data is available from the IGBP/PAGES/NOAA/NCDC/World Data Center
A for Paleoclimatology:
ftp://ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/paleolimnology/eastafrica/
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Description: Salinity and lake level data for eat Africa 880-1993 AD

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Description: NOAA Paleoclimatology Prohram Home Page
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -0.75   S: -0.75   E: 36.4   W: 36.4
Min Depth: 506 CM Max Depth: 572 CM

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Verschuren, D., K.R. Laird, B. F. Cumming
Dataset Title: Equatorial East African Rainfall and Drought Data
Dataset Series Name: NOAA/NGDC Paleoclimatology Program
Dataset Release Date: 2000
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO.
Dataset Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center A for Paleoclimatology
Issue Identification: Data Contribution Series #2000-010
Online Resource: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/africa-drought.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 0880-01-01
Stop Date: 1993-12-31
Paleo Temporal Coverage
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Platform
GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
Instrument
SEDIMENT CORERS Ancillary Description
Project
Quality See the documentation for methodolgy and quality:
ftp://ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/paleolimnology/eastafrica/
in the readme.verschuren2000.txt file
Use Constraints Must cite the authors and original refernece when using this data.
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NOAA
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 spreadsheets
Fees: None
Personnel
BRIAN F. CUMMING
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab.
Department of Biology
Queen's University
City: Kingston
Province or State: Ontario
Postal Code: K7L3N6
Country: Canada
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Publications/References
Verschuren, D., K. R. Laird, and B. F. Cumming, 2000, Rainfall and
drought in equatorial east Africa during the past 1,100 years. Nature,
No.6768, v403, pp410-414, January 27, 2000.
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-04-13
Last DIF Revision Date: 2005-04-19

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