NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lake Peten Itza, Guatemala Inorganic and Organic Geochemical 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 paleolimnology with a geographic location of Guatemala, Central America. The time period coverage is from -68 to -68 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 Peten Itza, Guatemala Inorganic and Organic Geochemical Data

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