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Equatorial Pacific Coral Paleoclimate Data
Entry ID:
EARTH_OCEAN_NGDC_PALEO_CORAL1
Click to see members of this collection. Summary
Abstract:
A set of Coral Data from the Pacific relevant to paleoclimate studies is
available via FTP from the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology at NCDC in Boulder, Colorado USA. See below for access instructions. This data sheds light on the temporal variability of the equatorial Pacific upwelling, the Southern Oscillation, and the trade winds. The data provides past sea surface temperatures. ... 
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Geographic Coverage
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Title:
Corals and Sclerosponges
Dataset Release Place:
Boulder, CO
Dataset Publisher:
NOAA/NCDC Paleoclimatology Program
Online Resource:
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/corals.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
1936-01-01
Stop Date:
1982-12-31
Location Keywords
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Originating Center
Data Center
Distribution
Distribution Media:
online - available via anonymous FTP
Personnel
Role:
INVESTIGATOR
Phone:
(303) 492-0595
Fax:
(303) 492-6388
Contact Address:
Department of Geosciences
University of Arizona
City:
Tucson
Province or State:
AZ
Country:
USA
Publications/References
Cole, J. E., and R. G. Fairbanks, The Southern Oscillation recorded in the
oxygen isotopes of corals from Tarawa Atoll, Paleoceanography, 5, 669-683, 1990.
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-08-31
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