NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Gulf of Alaska Alkenone paleotemperatures, d18Oseawater reconstructions, benthic oxygen isotopes and benthic faunal data for the past 18,000 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 Paleoceanography. The data include parameters of climate reconstructions|paleoceanography with a geographic location of Gulf Of Alaska, North Pacific Ocean. The time period coverage is from 18120 to 500 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 - Gulf of Alaska Alkenone paleotemperatures, d18Oseawater reconstructions, benthic oxygen isotopes and benthic faunal data for the past 18,000 years