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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Shalaii Cave, Northern Iraq Oxygen, Carbon, Strontium Isotopes and Trace Metal Data during the Mid-Holocene
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 Cave. The data include parameters of speleothems with a geographic location of Iraq, Middle East. The time period coverage is from 10560 to -65 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 | 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
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"centennial resolution",
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"sensitivity",
"What: sample identification; Material: null",
"What: 87Sr/86Sr; Material: soil",
"What: magnesium/calcium; Material: calcite",
"What: depth; Material: null",
"What: age; Material: null",
"What: delta 18O; Material: calcite",
"What: delta 13C; Material: calcite",
"What: 87Sr/86Sr; Material: calcite",
"What: 87Sr/86Sr; Material: calcite",
"What: 87Sr/86Sr; Material: soil",
"What: strontium/calcium; Material: calcite",
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| modified | 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
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| spatial | 45.2958,35.1469,45.2958,35.1469 |
| temporal | 2015-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2015-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Shalaii Cave, Northern Iraq Oxygen, Carbon, Strontium Isotopes and Trace Metal Data during the Mid-Holocene |
