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North American Summer PDSI Reconstructions
Entry ID: NOAA_NCDC_PALEO_2004-045

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Summary
Abstract: (from: Cook, et al. Long-Term Aridity Changes in the Western United States
Science, Vol. 306, No. 5698, pp. 1015-1018, 5 November 2004.) The western
United States is experiencing a severe multi-year drought that is unprecedented
in some hydroclimatic records. Using gridded drought reconstructions that cover
most of the western US over the past 1,200 years, we show that this drought
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Caption:  tree ring reconstructed drought 1863
Description:  Tree ring reconstructed drought 1863. From:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/pubs/cook2004/cook2004.html

 
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 65.0   S: 16.0   E: -60.0   W: -140.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Cook, E.R., D.M. Meko, D.W. Stahle, and M.K. Cleaveland, C.A. Woodhouse, C.M. Eakin
Dataset Title: North American Summer PDSI Reconstructions
Dataset Series Name: IGBP PAGES/WDC CONTRIBUTION SERIES NUMBER: 2004-045
Dataset Release Date: August 2004
Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology
Issue Identification: 2004-045
Other Citation Details: NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program
Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/pdsidata.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 0000-01-01
Stop Date: 2003-12-31
Paleo Temporal Coverage
Paleo Start Date: 2000 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 0 ybp
Chrono Unit:
PHANEROZOIC  >  CENOZOIC  >  QUATERNARY  >  HOLOCENE
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Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_3051... when using these data.
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Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 34 kb
Distribution Format: Excel, Text
Fees: Free
Personnel
HELENA BAIRD
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +61 3 6226 7482
Email: Helena.Baird at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: TAS
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
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Publications/References
Baird, HP, Miller, KJ and Stark, JS (2012), Genetic Population Structure in the Antarctic Benthos: Insights from the Widespread Amphipod, Orchomenella franklini., PLoS ONE, 7, 3, e34363, doi:doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0034363.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2012-04-19
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-10-16

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