NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Lake S41, Northwest Territories 2,000 Year Chironomid Inferred Temperature

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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 climate reconstructions|insect|paleolimnology with a geographic location of Northwest Territories, Canada. The time period coverage is from 1930 to -50 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 S41, Northwest Territories 2,000 Year Chironomid Inferred Temperature

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