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NOAA/WDS Paleoclimatology - Xisha Islands, Northern South China Sea Modern and Fossil Coral Sr/Ca Data from 1149-1205 CE and 1980-2007 CE

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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 Coral. The data include parameters of corals and sclerosponges with a geographic location of South China Sea, Western Pacific Ocean. The time period coverage is from 801 to -57 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 - Xisha Islands, Northern South China Sea Modern and Fossil Coral Sr/Ca Data from 1149-1205 CE and 1980-2007 CE

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