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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Southern Africa 200 Year Multiproxy Summer and Winter Precipitation Reconstructions

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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 Climate Reconstruction. The data include parameters of climate reconstructions|historical with a geographic location of Southern Africa. The time period coverage is from 154 to -56 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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  "What: precipitation; Material: null",
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  "What: precipitation; Material: null",
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temporal 1796-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2006-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
title NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Southern Africa 200 Year Multiproxy Summer and Winter Precipitation Reconstructions

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