NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - 19th Century African Instrumental and Documentary Precipitation Data
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 Historical. The data include parameters of historical with a geographic location of South Africa, Southern Africa. The time period coverage is from 76 to 50 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 | 2011-10-04T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
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"What: temperature; Material: null",
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"What: age; Material: null",
"What: streamflow; Material: null",
"What: precipitation; Material: null",
"What: moisture index; Material: null",
"Continent > Africa > Southern Africa > South Africa > Wynberg > LATITUDE -34 > LONGITUDE 18.4667",
"Continent > Africa > Eastern Africa > Ethiopia > Massawa > LATITUDE 15.6167 > LONGITUDE 39.45",
"Continent > Africa > Northern Africa > Algeria > Aflou > LATITUDE 34.1333 > LONGITUDE 2.05",
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| spatial | 39.45,-34.0,2.05,34.1333 |
| temporal | 1874-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/1900-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| title | NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - 19th Century African Instrumental and Documentary Precipitation Data |
