NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Sikuiui Lake, Greenland 9,400 Year Sediment Physical Properties 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 plant macrofossils with a geographic location of Greenland. The time period coverage is from 9433 to 82 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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temporal	1868-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/1868-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
title	NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Sikuiui Lake, Greenland 9,400 Year Sediment Physical Properties Data