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SPECMAP Project; Paleoclimate Data, NOAA/NCDC/WDC Paleoclimatology

Entry ID: EARTH_LAND_NGDC_PALEOCL_SPECMAP

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Summary

Abstract: The SPECMAP paleoclimate archives at NOAA/NCDC World Data Center for
Paleoclimatology consist of four (4) archives:

ARCHIVE 1 contains 101 SPECMAP files, including planktonic counts and
isotope values, age and sea surface temperature models, and SST
estimates. These data were compiled by J. Imbrie and A. Duffy at
Brown University for the SPECMAP project. This archive, prepared as
part of the ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: J. Imbrie, A. Duffy, et al , Brown University

Dataset Title: SPECMAP Archive #1

Dataset Release Date: February 1990

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO

Dataset Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology

Version: September 1994 update

Issue Identification: IGBP PAGES/WDC Data Contribution Series # 90-001

Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/paleocean.html

Dataset Originator/Creator: J. Imbrie, et al., Brown University

Dataset Title: SPECMAP Archive #2

Dataset Release Date: December 1992

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO

Dataset Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology

Issue Identification: IGBP PAGES/WDC Data Contribution Series # 92-017

Other Citation Details: 'ON THE STRUCTURE AND ORIGIN OF MAJOR GLACIATION CYCLES. , 1. LINEAR RESPONSES TO MILANKOVITCH FORCING', Paleoceanography, Dec, 1992 (Imbrie et al.,1992).

Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/paleocean.html

Dataset Originator/Creator: J. Imbrie, et al., Brown University

Dataset Title: SPECMAP Archive #3

Dataset Release Date: September 1993

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO

Dataset Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology

Issue Identification: IGBP PAGES/WDC Data Contribution Series # 93-023

Other Citation Details: J.Imbrie, A.C.Mix, and D.G.Martinson, 1993, Milankovitch Theory Viewed from Devils Hole, NATURE, May, 1993.

Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/paleocean.html

Dataset Originator/Creator: John Imbrie, Angeline Duffy, Brown University

Dataset Title: SPECMAP Archive #4

Dataset Release Date: November 1993

Dataset Release Place: Boulder, CO

Dataset Publisher: IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology

Issue Identification: IGBP PAGES/WDC Data Contribution Series # 93-031

Other Citation Details: 'On the Structure and Origin of Major Glaciation Cycles: part 2', Imbrie et al., PALEOCEANOGRAPHY, Dec., 1993.

Online Resource: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/paleocean.html

Paleo Temporal Coverage

Paleo Start Date: 400,000 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 0 ybp
Chrono Unit:

PHANEROZOIC > CENOZOIC > QUATERNARY

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > RADIATIVE FORCING > MILANKOVITCH CYCLES

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION > SOLAR RADIATION

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Project

IGBP > International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

PAGES > Past Global Changes, IGBP

SPECMAP > Mapping Spectral Variability in Global Climate Project

Ancillary Keywords

C-13

CD/CA

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

NGDC

Data Center

Data Support Section, Computational and Information Systems Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Data Center URL: http://rda.ucar.edu/
Dataset ID: ds863.0

Data Center Personnel
Name: RDA HELP DESK Phone: (303)-497-1231 Fax: (303)-497-1291 Email: dssweb at ucar.edu Contact Address: National Center for Atmospheric Research CISL/DSS P.O. Box 3000 City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80307 Country: U.S.A.

World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder

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: online - available via anonymous FTP

Fees: none

Personnel

JOHN IMBRIE

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: 401-863-3142

Contact Address:

Dept. Geological Sciences

Brown University

City: Providence

Province or State: RI

Postal Code: 02912

Country: USA

Publications/References

Imbrie, J., McIntyre, A. and Mix, A.C. 'Oceanic Response to Orbital
Forcing in the Late Quaternary: Observational and Experimental Strategies'. 1989. In 'Climate and Geosciences, A Challenge for Science snd Society in the 21st Century', A. Berger, S. H. Schneider, and J.-C. Duplessy, eds., D. Reidel Publishing Company.

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-12-04

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