All data in the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology archive are contributed by research
scientists. Contributors and references are available in readme or data file headers. Here
is a Sample Data Citation.
Paleolimnological Data are Paleoclimatic proxy data from Lake and Bog
Sediments, including Lake Level Histories interpreted from the geomorphology
of lake basins. WDC-A for Paleoclimatology archives
Pollen and Plant
Macrofossil data separately from the Paleolimnological data described on
this page.
Download Paleolimnological Data:
Africa
- Lake Bosumtwi (2009) 3,000 year δ18O and XRF element data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Lake Bosumtwi (2004) 26,000 year magnetic minerals data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Lake Challa (2009) 25KYr
BIT Index Data
- Lake Challa (2011) 25KYr Leaf Wax Deuterium Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Lake Challa (2011) Holocene and LGM Varve Thickness Data,
Text or
Excel format.
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East African Lakes 675 Year MCEOF Hydroclimatic Proxy Data Synthesis
- Lake Edward (2007) high resolution 1400 year calcite Mg data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Lake Edward (2003) 5400 year calcite Mg data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Lake Malawi (2005) 25,000 year TEX86
Surface Temperature Reconstruction
- Lake Malawi (2011) 700 Year TEX86 Surface Water Temperature Reconstruction,
Text or
Excel
- Lake Malawi (2002) 25,000 year biogenic silica and mass accumulation rate data,
Text or
Excel
- Lake Malawi (2001) 700 year biogenic silica data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Lake Masoko (2006) 45,000 year magnetic susceptibility data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Lake Masoko (2007) 500 year geochemical data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Lake Naivasha
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Sacred Lake, Mt. Kenya 47000 Year GDGT Temperature Reconstruction
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Lake Tanganyika (2007) Deglacial Biogenic Silica and TOC Data
Text or
Excel
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Lake Tanganyika (2008) 60,000 Year TEX86 LST and dD Data,
Text or
Excel
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Lake Tanganyika (2009) Late Holocene Diatom-inferred Conductivity Data,
Text or
Excel
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Lake Tanganyika (2010) 1500 Year TEX86 LST, BSi, and Charcoal Data,
Text or
Excel
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Lake Tanganyika and Burundi Highlands
Precipitation Reconstruction
- Verlorenvlei, South Africa 1400 Year Diatom Abundance Data,
text or
Excel format.
- Lake Victoria, Pilkington Bay (2005) 1,000 year shallow water diatom data and conductivity reconstruction in
text or
Excel format.
- Lake Victoria, Pilkington Bay (2003) 10,000 year
Diatom Correspondence Analysis data.
- Lake Victoria (2002) 14,000 year
Diatom Correspondence Analysis data.
Asia
- Ahung Co, Tibet Holocene sediment data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Lake Ximencuo, Tibet 1000 Year Multiproxy Sediment Data
- Hongyuan, Tibetan Plateau Holocene peat data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Lake Huguang Maar, China Ti and Magnetic data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Lake Qinghai, China Sediment Visible Reflectance Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Lake Qinghai, China Surface Sediment Isotope and Geochemical Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Shanxi Gonghai Lake, North China, 1150 Year Sediment Magnetic Data
- Sugan Lake, China 850 Year Ostracod Geochemical Data
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Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan Cores
IK97-10P and
IK97-11P,
14C Dates, and
Data Description.
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Lake Telmen, Mongolia
Pollen and Sediment Data
- Lake Baikal, Russia Pleistocene biogenic silica data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Lake El'gygytgyn, NE Russia Quaternary Multiproxy Lake Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Lake El'gygytgyn, NE Russia Plio/Pleistocene Multiproxy Lake Sediment Data
- Lake Logung, Indonesia 1400 Year Multiproxy Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Lake Lading, Indonesia 1150 Year Leaf Wax Isotope Data
Australia
- Lynch's Crater, Queensland, 45,000 Year Optical Absorption Data, Text or
Excel
Pacific
- Cattle Pond, Dongdao Island 1000 Year Grain Size and Stable Isotope Data, Text or
Excel
Europe
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Stora Vidarvatn, Iceland Chironomid and Geochemical Data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Haukadalsvatn, Iceland Chironomid and Geochemical Data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Lough-na-Shade, Ireland Ostracode Stable Isotope Data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Aspvatnet, northern Norway sediment data and ELA/WP reconstructions,
Text or
Excel
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Heimerdalsvatnet, Norway 7800 Year Multiproxy Lake Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
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Lofoten Islands, Norway Multiproxy Holocene Lake Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
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Nerfloen, Norway 7800 Year Lake Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
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Lake Linne', Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway varved sediment data,
Text or
Excel
- Kongressvatnet, Svalbard, 1800 Year Alkenone Paleotemperature
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Dravladalsvatn/Vassdalsvatn lake data, western Norway, and Folgefonna glacier ELA reconstruction,
Text or
Excel format.
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Lake Korttajärvi, Finland varve data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Lake Lehmilampi, Finland varve data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Lake Nautajärvi, Finland varve data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Fennoscandia 300 Year
Inferred Maximum Stomatal Conductance and
Stomatal Density
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Fennoscandia Pollen Data and Inferred Temperature,
Text or
Excel format.
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Fennoscandia 7500Yr Pollen-TreeRing July Temperature Reconstructions,
Text or
Excel format.
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Ammersee, Germany
ostracod oxygen isotope data.
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Lake Holzmaar, Germany organic carbon isotope data,
Text or
Excel
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Lake Meerfelder Maar, Germany Younger Dryas Varved Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
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Lake Cadagno, Switzerland 11000 Year MBT/CBT Temperature Reconstruction,
Text or
Excel
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Seebergsee, Switzerland 1000 Year Chironomid Inferred Temperature,
Text or
Excel
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Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland 765 Year BioSi/Chironomid Temperature Recon,
Text or
Excel
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Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland 775 Year VRS Summer Temperature Reconstruction,
Text or
Excel
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Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland 370 Year Minerals Data,
Text or
Excel
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Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland Annual Biogenic Silica and Temperature Reconstruction,
Text or
Excel
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Lake Bourget, France 11,000 Year Terrigenous Input Data
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Lake Allos, Mediterranean French Alps 1360 Year Flood Deposit Data,
Text or
Excel
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Lago Grande di Monticchio, Italy data,
Excel or
Text format, plus
Data Description.
Greenland
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Lake Braya Sø 7,000 Year Temperature Reconstructions,
Text or
Excel
- Flower Valley Lake, Southeast Greenland 8800 Year Biogeochemical Data
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Lake Igaliku, South Greenland Holocene Multiproxy Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
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Kangerlussuaq, Greenland Holocene Multiproxy Lake Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
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Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland 6000 Year Alkenone Data,
Text or
Excel
- Lower Sermilik Lake, Southeast Greenland 7700 Year Geochemical Data
- Nanerersarpik Lake, Southeast Greenland Multiproxy Holocene Sediment Data
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West Greenland Holocene Lake Sediment Data
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West Greenland 9,500 Year Multiproxy Lake Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
- Lake
SFL4 and Lake
Naujg1 organic/mineral content data and Data
Description
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Lake SS1220 5200Yr Geochemical Data and NAO Reconstruction,
Text or
Excel
North America
- Canada:
- Alberta:
Upper Pinto Fen 8000 Year Peat Density and Accumulation Data
- Baffin Island:
Ayr Lake 570Yr Leaf Wax Hydrogen Isotope and Varve Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Baffin Island:
Big Round Lake Varve Thickness Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Baffin Island:
Itilliq Lake 2000 Year Geochemical and Chironomid Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Baffin Island:
Lake CF8 Physical Properties and Chironomid Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Baffin Island:
Lake CF8 Midge Temperature, Diatom pH, and C/N Data,
Text or
Excel.
- Baffin Island:
Donard Lake
- Baffin Island:
Ogac Lake Varved Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Baffin Island:
Upper Soper Lake
- Baffin Island:
Small Lakes Surface Sediment GDGT Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Devon Island:
Lake DV09
Text or
Excel.
- Ellesmere Island:
Lake A Sedimentary Pellet Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Ellesmere Island:
Lake C2 3300 Year Varve Index Data,
Text or
Excel
- Ellesmere Island:
Lower Murray Lake 1000 Year Varve Thickness Data,
Text or
Excel
- Ellesmere Island:
Lower Murray Lake, 5000 Year Varve Thickness Data,
Text or
Excel .
- Ellesmere Island:
Sawtooth Lake 400 Year Varve Thickness Data,
Text or
Excel
- Ellesmere Island:
Sawtooth Lake 2700 Year Sediment Magnetic Data,
Text or
Excel
- Manitoba:
Unit Lake Holocene Multiproxy Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
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Northwest Territories: Great Slave Lake,
Seismic Reflection Profiles
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Northwest Territories: Lake S41 Chironomid Inferred Temperature,
Text or
Excel format.
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Nunavut: East Lake, Melville Island 4200 Year Varve Thickness Data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Nunavut: East Lake, Melville Island, Canada 2840 Year Grain Size Data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Nunavut: Lakes SL06 and MB01 Pollen and Geochemical Data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Northwest Territories: Lake V57 Midge Inferred Temperatures,
Text or
Excel format.
- Ontario: Crawford Lake
data and
description
- Ontario:
Twiss Pond
data and
description.
- Yukon Territory: Hanging Lake Midge-Inferred July Temperature,
Text or
Excel format.
- Yukon Territory: Jellybean Lake
Text or
Excel format.
- Yukon Territory: Marcella Lake
Text or
Excel format.
- Yukon Territory: Rantin Lake 10,900 - 3,100 YrBP Multiproxy Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
- Yukon Territory: Scout and Squanga Lakes
Text or
Excel format.
- Yukon Territory: Seven Mile Lake
Text or
Excel format.
- Yukon Territory: Trout Lake 14,400 Year Midge-Inferred July Temperature,
Text or
Excel format.
- United States:
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Alaska: Arolik Lake Biogenic Silica Data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Alaska: Arolik and Ongoke Lakes Biogenic Silica Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Alaska: Birch Lake Core
D, Core
F, Cores
G&H, Core
I , Core
K , C14
Dates, and Description.
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Alaska: Blue Lake, Brooks Range Varve Thickness Data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Alaska: Burial Lake, Brooks Range Physical Properties Data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Alaska: Dune Lake 12,000 Year Multiproxy Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
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Alaska: Farewell Lake, d18O and Temperature Reconstructions,
Text or
Excel format.
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Alaska: Hallet and Greyling Lakes, Geochemical Data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Alaska: Iceberg Lake 1500 Year Varve Thickness Data,
Text or
Excel
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Alaska: Iceberg Lake, Varve Thickness Data and Temperature Reconstruction,
Text or
Excel
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Alaska: Keche Lake 3500 Year Multiproxy Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
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Alaska: Kepler Lake 800 Year Multiproxy Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
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Alaska: Kurupa Lakes, Physical Properties Data,
Text or
Excel
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Alaska: Little Swift Lake, Multiproxy Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
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Alaska: Lone Spruce Pond 14,500 Year Multiproxy Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
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Alaska: Meli Lake
14C Dates,
Bulk Density,
C/N Ratio ,
d13C ,
d15N ,
d18O,
LOI ,
Mag. Sus. , and
Description.
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Alaska: Mica Lake Diatom Isotope Data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Alaska: Okpilak Lake 14,500 Year Multiproxy Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
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Alaska: Ongoke Lake Diatom, Chironomid, and Geochemical Data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Alaska: Perch and Dimple Lakes Charcoal Data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Alaska: Qalluuraq Lake 12,000 Year Multiproxy Methane Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
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Alaska: Quartz Lake 11,200 Year Chironomid and Stable Isotope Data,
Text or
Excel
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Alaska: Takahula Lake 8,000 Year Water Isotope and Geochemical Data,
Text or
Excel format.
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Alaska: Tangled Up Lake
14C Dates,
Bulk Density,
C/N Ratio ,
d13C ,
d15N ,
d18O,
Organic C ,
Mag. Sus. , and
Description.
- Alaska: Zagoskin & Burial Lakes 39KYr Midge-Inferred Temperature,
Text or
Excel format.
- California:
Lake Elsinore Holocene Grain Size Data in
Text or
Excel format.
- California:
Lower Bear Lake 9170 Year Multiproxy Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- California: Benson et al. 2003 Mono Lake
Data and Description
- California:
Li et al. 1997 Mono Lake
Data and
Description
- California:
Owens Lake
Data
- California:
Wilson Creek Formation Data in
Text or
Excel format.
- Colorado:
Bison Lake Calcite δ18O Data,
Text or
Excel
- Colorado:
Yellow Lake Holocene Calcite δ18O Data,
Text or
Excel
- Minnesota: Elk Lake
- Minnesota:
Deep Lake C14
Dates, Isotopes,
Pollen,
Varves,
and Description.
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Minnesota: Steel Lake Calcite Oxygen Isotope Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Montana:
Foy Lake Diatom, Chemistry, and Isotope Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Nevada: Pyramid Lake and
Lahontan Basin
- New England: Macrofossil Data
and Description
- New England:
Glacial Lake Hitchcock Varves
and Description
- New England:
Terrigenous layers and paleostorms
- New England:
Crooked Pond, Mass. Lake Level and deuterium Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- New Mexico:
Valles Caldera Pleistocene Interglacial Multiproxy Data,
Text or
Excel
- New York:
Fayetteville Green Lake Glacial-Holocene Stable Isotope Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- North Dakota: Moon Lake
- North Dakota: Rice Lake
Data and
Description.
- Utah/Idaho:
Bear Lake High Resolution Pollen Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Utah/Idaho:
Bear Lake Geochemical, Mineralogical, Diatom, and Pollen Data,
GSA Special Paper 450 (2009), Colman, Dean, Doner, Kaufman, Moser, Rosenbaum, et al.
- Washington:
Castor Lake 6KYr Sediment Gray Scale Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Washington:
Castor, Lime, Renner Lakes 1500yr d18O and Precip Reconstruction,
Text or
Excel
- Central America:
- Guatemala:
Lake Petén Itzá, Guatemala 85000 Year Magnetic Susceptibility Data
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Guatemala: Lake Petén Itzá Ostracod and Gastropod Stable Isotope Data:
Cochliopina spp.,
Cytheridella ilosvayi,
Psudocandona spp.,
Pyrgophorus spp., and
Description.
- Mexico: Aguada X'caamal
Text or
Excel
- Mexico: Lake Chichancanab 2005 Sediment Density Data
Text or
Excel
- Mexico: Lake Chichancanab 1995 Stable Isotope Data
- Mexico: Punta Laguna Data
and Description
- Nicaragua: Lago El Gancho 1600 Year Geochemical Data,
Text or
Excel
- Wallywash Great Pond, Jamaica 125 KYr Multiproxy Sediment Data
South America
- Argentina:
Laguna Potrok Aike Bulk Sediment Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Data
- Argentina: Laguna Potrok Aike Stage 3 Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Argentina: Laguna Potrok Aike Late Glacial and Holocene Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Argentina: Laguna Potrok Aike 1,600 year Lake Level Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel format.
- Bolivia: Lake Titicaca (2010) 60 - 20 KYrBP Biogenic Silica and Grain Size,
Text or
Excel
- Bolivia: Lake Titicaca (2007) 370KYr Carbon and Diatom Data,
Text or
Excel
- Bolivia: Lake Titicaca (2003)
31KYr Diatom Abundance Data
- Bolivia: Salar de Uyuni (2001) 50KYr Natural Gamma Ray Data
Text or
Excel
- Bolivia: Salar de Uyuni (2004) 175KYr Natural Gamma Ray Data
Text or
Excel
- Chile: Laguna Escondida
1600 Year Biogenic Silica and Temperature Reconstruction
- Chile: Laguna Aculeo Austral Summer Temperature Reconstruction,
Text or
Excel format.
- Ecuador: El Junco Lake, Galápagos Tychoplanktonic:Epiphytic (T:E) Diatom Index,
Text or
Excel
- Ecuador: El Junco Lake, Galápagos Holocene Grain Size Data,
Text or
Excel
- Ecuador: Laguna Pallcacocha Grey
Scale Data and Description, and
Sediment Color Intensity Data.
- Peru: Peruvian Andes Proglacial Lakes Holocene Sediment Data
- Peru: Laguna Pumacocha 11,000 Year Stable Isotope Data,
Text or
Excel
- Peru: Laguna Pumacocha 2300 Year Stable Isotope Data,
Text or
Excel
- Venezuela: Laguna de Los Anteojos Multiproxy Younger Dryas Sediment Data,
Text or
Excel
- Venezuela: Lake Valencia
Isotope and Carbonate Data
Lake Level Databases
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