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Paleolimnology Data Sets

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Title North South West East P.I.
Late Quaternary Water-Level Variations and Vegetation History at Crooked Pond, Southeastern Massachusetts 41.5 41.5 -70.5 -70.5 Shuman, B.; Bravo, J.; Kaye, J.; Lynch, J.A.; Newby, P.; Webb, T.
Regional atmospheric circulation change in the North Pacific during the Holocene inferred from lacustrine carbonate oxygen isotopes, Yukon Territory, Canada 60.35 60.35 -134.8 -134.8 Anderson, L.; Abbott, M.B.; Finney, B.P.; Burns, S.J.
Large temperature variability in the southern African tropics since the Last Glacial Maximum -9.97667 -10.265 34.23 34.3183 Powers, L.A.; Johnson, T.C.; Werne, J.P.; Castaneda, I.S.; Hopmans, E.C.; Sinninghe Damste, J.S.; Schouten, S.
A high-resolution proxy-climate record from an arctic lake with annually-laminated sediments on Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada 75.57 75.57 -89.31 -89.31 Gajewski, K.J.; Hamilton, P.; McNeely, R.
Glacier fluctuations, equilibrium-line altitudes and palaeoclimate in Lyngen, northern Norway, during the Lateglacial and Holocene 69.73 69.73 19.98 19.98 Bakke, J.; Olaf Dahl, S.; Paasche, O.; Lovlie, R.; Nesje, A.
Utilizing physical sediment variability in glacier-fed lakes for continuous glacier reconstructions during the Holocene, northern Folgefonna, western Norway 60.35 60.25 6.45 6.98 Bakke, J.; Lie, O.; Nesje, A.; Olaf Dahl, S.; Paasche, O.
Influence of the intertropical convergence zone on the East Asian monsoon 21.15 21.15 110.283 110.283 Yancheva, G.; Haug, G.H.; Nowaczyk, N.R.; Mingram, J.; Dulski, P.; Schettler, G.; Negendank, J.F.W.; Liu, J.; Sigman, D.M.; Peterson, L.C.
Holocene variations in the Asian monsoon inferred from the geochemistry of lake sediments in central Tibet 31.62 31.62 92.06 92.06 Morrill, C.; Overpeck, J.T.; Cole, J.E.; Liu, K.-B.; Shen, C.; Tang, L.
Little Ice Age drought in equatorial Africa: Intertropical Convergence Zone migrations and El Nino-Southern Oscillation variability -.4167 -.4167 29.75 29.75 Russell, J.M.; Johnson, T.C.
A 725 yr cycle in the climate of central Africa during the late Holocene -.4167 -.4167 29.75 29.75 Russell, J.M.; Johnson, T.C.; Talbot, M.R.
A magnetic mineral record of Late Quaternary tropical climate variability from Lake Bosumtwi, Ghana 6.5 6.5 -1.4167 -1.4167 Peck, J.A.; Green, R.R.; Shanahan, T.; King, J.W.; Overpeck, J.T.; Scholz, C.A.
Solar variability and the levels of Lake Victoria, East Africa, during the last millenium .3 .3 33.3333 33.3333 Stager, J.C.; Ryves, D.; Cumming, B.F.; Meeker, L.D.; Beer, J.
A high resolution paleoclimate record spanning the past 25,000 years in southern East Africa -9.97667 -10.265 34.23 34.3183 Johnson, T.C.; Brown, E.T.; McManus, J.F.; Barry, S.L.; Barker, P.
Decadal record of climate variability spanning the last 700 years in the southern tropics of East Africa -9.81667 -10.005 34.1 34.28833 Johnson, T.C.
Pollen-inferred precipitation time-series from equatorial mountains, Africa, the last 40 kyr BP -2.46667 -8.5 29.11667 30.75 Bonnefille, R.
A 10,000 year high-resolution diatom record from Pilkington Bay, Lake Victoria, East Africa .3 .3 33.3333 33.3333 Stager, J.C.; Cumming, B.F.; Meeker, L.D.
Cooling cycles, Heinrich event 1, and the desiccation of Lake Victoria .0833 .0833 32.8006 32.8006 Stager, J.C.; Cumming, B.F.; Meeker, L.D.
The Holocene paleolimnology of Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan: trace element and stable isotope composition of ostracodes 42.47 42.4465 76.7193 76.75 Ricketts, R.D.; Johnson, T.C.; Brown, E.T.; Rasmussen, K.A.; Romanovsky, V.V.
A Mid-European Decadal Isotope-Climate Record from 15,500 to 5000 Years B.P. 47.1 47.1 11.0166 11.0166 von Grafenstein, U.; Erlenkeuser, H.; Brauer, A.; Jouzel, J.; Johnsen, S.J.
Rapid environmental changes in southern Europe during the last glacial period 40.93333 40.93333 15.5833 15.5833 Allen, J.R.M.; Huntley, B.; Negendank, J.F.W.
Holocene century-scale temperature variability from West Greenland lake records 67.08639 66.66694 -51.96972 -50.28944 Willemse, N.W.
Recent Warming in a 500-Year Paleotemperature Record from Varved Sediments: Upper Soper Lake, Baffin Island, Canada 62.9167 62.9167 -69.8833 -69.8833 Hughen, K.A.; Overpeck, J.T.; Anderson, R.F.
Little Ice Age Recorded in Summer Temperatures from Varved Sediments of Donard Lake, Baffin Island, Canada 66.6667 66.6667 -61.35 -61.35 Moore, J.J.; Hughen, K.A.; Miller, G.H.; Overpeck, J.T.
Abrupt climate oscillations during the last deglaciation in central North America 43.46667 43.46667 -79.95 -79.95 Yu, Z.
Lake-level Reconstructions and Paleohydrology of Birch Lake, Central Alaska Based on Seismic Reflection Profiles and Core Transects 64.3 64.3 -146.66667 -146.66667 Abbott, M.B.
Holocene Climate Inferred from Oxygen Isotope Ratios in Lake Sediments, Central Brooks Range, Alaska 68.68361 67.66667 -149.075 -149.075 Anderson, L.
Influence of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation on the climate of the Sierra Nevada, California and Nevada 38 38 -119 -119 Benson, L.V.; Linsley, B.K.; Smoot, J.P.; Mensing, S.; Lund, S.P.; Stine, S.
d13C-d18O covariance as a paleohydrological indicator for closed-basin lakes 38 38 -119 -119 Li, H-C.
Holocene multidecadal and multicentennial droughts affecting Northern California and Nevada 40.1 36.5 -119.6 -119 Benson, L.V.; Lindstrom, S.; Kashgarian, M.; Rye, R.; Lund, S.P.; Paillet, F.; Smoot, J.P.; Kester, C.; Mensing, S.; Meko, D.
A High-Resolution Record of Climatic Change in Elk Lake, Minnesota for the Last 1500 Years 45.86694 45.86694 -95.80361 -95.80361 Dean, W.E.; Anderson, R.Y.
Ground-water processes controlling a prairie lake''s response to middle Holocene drought 45.86694 45.86694 -95.80361 -95.80361 Smith, A.J.
Abrupt changes in North American climate during early Holocene times 47.68389 47.68389 -95.39944 -95.39944 Hu, F.S.
Greater drought intensity and frequency before A.D. 1200 in the Northern Great Plains, U.S.A. 46.8575 46.8575 -98.15833 -98.15833 Laird, K.
Century-scale paleoclimatic reconstructions from Moon Lake, a closed-basin lake in the northern Great Plains 46.8575 46.8575 -98.15833 -98.15833 Laird, K.; Fritz, S.C.; Grimm, E.C.; Mueller, P.G.
Possible solar forcing of century-scale drought frequency in the northern Great Plains 48.00806 48.00806 -101.53028 -101.53028 Yu, Z.
The relationship of modern plant remains to water depth in alkaline lakes in New England. 46.675 42.29583 -73.37917 -67.79861 Dieffenbacher-Krall, A.C.
El Nino-like Climate Teleconnections in New England During the Late Pleistocene 41.72 41.72 -72.73 -72.73 Rittenour, T.M.
Millennial-scale Storminess Variability in the Northeastern United States during the Holocene Epoch 44.75 43.05 -74.1167 -72.0667 Noren, A.; Bierman, P.R.; Steig, E.J.; Lini, A.; Southon, J.R.
A multi-proxy study of Holocene environmental change in the Maya lowlands of Peten, Guatemala 16.91667 16.91667 -89.83333 -89.83333 Curtis, J.H.
Possible role of climate in the collapse of the Classic Maya Civilization 19.83333 19.83333 -88.75 -88.75 Hodell, D.A.
Climate Variability on the Yucatan Peninsula (Mexico) during the last 3500 years, and implications for Maya cultural evolution 20.63 20.63 -87.5 -87.5 Curtis, J.H.
A Late Quaternary diatom record of tropical climatic history from Lake Titicaca (Peru and Bolivia) -16.13 -16.13 -69.25 -69.25 Fritz, S.C.; Baker, P.A.; Seltzer, G.O.
Hydrologic variation during the last 170,000 years in the southern hemisphere tropics of South America. -20.25 -20.25 -67.5 -67.5 Fritz, S.C.; Baker, P.A.; Seltzer, G.O.; Lowenstein, T.K.; Rigsby, C.R.
An ~15,000-Year Record of El Niño-Driven Alluviation in Southwestern Ecuador 2.76667 2.76667 -79.23333 -79.23333 Rodbell, D.
Variability of El Nino/Southern Oscillation activity at millennial time scales during the Holocene epoch 2.76667 2.76667 -79.23333 -79.23333 Moy, C.M.; Seltzer, G.O.; Rodbell, D.; Anderson, D.M.
Climate change in the Lake Valencia Basin, Venezuela, ~12600 yr BP to present 10.1667 10.1667 -67.75 -67.75 Curtis, J.H.; Hodell, D.A.; Brenner, M.
Climatic and Hydrologic Oscillations in the Owens Lake Basin and Adjacent Sierra Nevada, California 36.5 36.5 -119 -119 Benson, L.V.
Elk Lake, Minnesota: Evidence for Rapid Climate Change in the north central United States 45.86694 45.86694 -95.80361 -95.80361 Dean, W.E.; Anderson, R.Y.
The Late Quaternary History of Large Lakes and Inland Seas of Eastern Europe 45 45 50 50 Harrison, S.
LAKE STATUS RECORDS FROM EUROPE: DATA BASE DOCUMENTATION 74.5 37.03 -20.33 29.58 Yu, G.
LAKE STATUS RECORDS FROM THE FORMER SOVIET UNION AND MONGOLIA: DOCUMENTATION OF THE SECOND VERSION of the DATABASE 68.8 38.52 21.25 129.55 Tarasov, P.E.
Global Lake-Level Variations from 18,000 to 0 Years Ago: A Paleoclimatic Analysis. 78.49 -45.5 -163.25 176.73 Street-Perrott, F.A.
Mid to Late Holocene climate change in northcentral Mongolia as recorded in the sediments of Lake Telmen 48.8332 48.8129 97.2367 97.3888 Peck, J.A.; Khosbayar, P.
Carbonate deposition, Pyramid Lake subbasin, Nevada: 3. The use of 87Sr values in carbonate deposits (tufas) to determine the hydrologic state of paleolake systems 40 40 -120 -120 Benson, L.V.; Peterman, Z.; Kashgarian, M.; Rubin, M.

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