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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Kaufman et al. 2009 2,000 Year Arctic Temperature Synthesis

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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 ice cores with a geographic location of Arctic. The time period coverage is from 1945 to -45 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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title NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Kaufman et al. 2009 2,000 Year Arctic Temperature Synthesis

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