Published By National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce
Issued over 9 years ago
Summary
Description
Data search provides access to over 8,000 paleoclimate data sets. The data sets consists of single sites and aggregations of sites , the geographic scope is global, and the time span extends back over 60 million years. Most of the data are from the recent past (last 2,000 years, and last 20,000 years). The data are derived from paleo proxies including tree rings, ice cores, speleothems, ocean and lake sediments, plant macrofossils, Loess (wind borne deposits), and also includes model simulations and climate forcing data. Both raw measurements and reconstructions are provided, and the reconstructions include standard meteorological variables such as temperature and precipitation.