NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - North Atlantic Deglacial Isotope Data and Reconstructions of Salinity and SST

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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 paleoceanography with a geographic location of North Atlantic Ocean. The time period coverage is from 21716 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 - North Atlantic Deglacial Isotope Data and Reconstructions of Salinity and SST