NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lake CF8, Baffin Island 2,400 Year Multiproxy Sediment Data

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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 insect|paleolimnology with a geographic location of Nunavut, Canada. The time period coverage is from 2390 to -55 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 - Lake CF8, Baffin Island 2,400 Year Multiproxy Sediment Data