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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lake Qaupat, Baffin Island 5,800 Year Plant Wax and 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 Nunavut, Canada. The time period coverage is from 5800 to 0 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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issued 2021-10-06T00:00:00.000+00:00
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temporal 1950-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/1950-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
title NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lake Qaupat, Baffin Island 5,800 Year Plant Wax and Geochemical Data

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