NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Searles Valley, CA Plant Wax Carbon, Hydrogen Isotopes, GDGTs, and Pollen Data from the Latest Pleistocene and Modern Taxa

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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|paleolimnology with a geographic location of California, United States Of America. The time period coverage is from 199570 to 3450 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 - Searles Valley, CA Plant Wax Carbon, Hydrogen Isotopes, GDGTs, and Pollen Data from the Latest Pleistocene and Modern Taxa