[Parameters: Topic='PALEOCLIMATE', Term='LAND RECORDS', Variable_Level_1='MICROFOSSILS']
Younger Dryas Paleoclimate Data; GISS, NY
Entry ID: EARTH_LAND_GISS_Paleocl_Dryas1

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Summary
Abstract: Younger Dryas Data - Paleoclimate Evidence of Rapid Climate Change

Evidence of past climate change provides a historical perspective from
which we may view our present and future climate. Records derived from
ice cores, lake, bogs, ocean sediments, and glacial moraines indicate
that our climate has changed considerably over the last 20,000
years. As paleoclimate techniques have improved and ... View entire text
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 50.0   S: 25.0   E: -66.0   W: -125.0
  N: 72.0   S: 52.0   E: -135.0   W: 170.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: PETEET, D
Dataset Title: Younger Dryas Paleoclimate Data; GISS, NY
Online Resource: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/paleo/
Paleo Temporal Coverage
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Science Keywords
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Originating Center
GISS
Data Center
Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: DOROTHY M. PETEET
Email: Dorothy.M.Peteet at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop 611.0
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Personnel
DOROTHY M. PETEET
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Email: Dorothy.M.Peteet at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
Mailstop 611.0
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Peteet, D. 1995. Global Younger Dryas? Quaternary Intl. 28, 93-104.
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-08-17

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