NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Southern African Precipitation Reconstructions From Ships' Logbooks 1796-1854
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 South Africa, Southern Africa. The time period coverage is from 154 to 96 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 | 2015-05-18T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
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"What: precipitation; Material: null",
"What: precipitation; Material: null",
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"Continent > Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa > Cape Town > LATITUDE -33.97 > LONGITUDE 18.6",
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| temporal | 1796-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/1854-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Southern African Precipitation Reconstructions From Ships' Logbooks 1796-1854 |
