NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - A High-Resolution Record of Climatic Change in Elk Lake, Minnesota for the Last 1500 Years

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This archived Paleoclimatology Study is available from the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), under the World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology. The associated NCEI study type is Lake. The data include parameters of paleolimnology with a geographic location of Minnesota, United States Of America. The time period coverage is from 1500 to -32 in calendar years before present (BP). See metadata information for parameter and study location details. Please cite this study when using the data.

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title	NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - A High-Resolution Record of Climatic Change in Elk Lake, Minnesota for the Last 1500 Years