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  <Entry_Title>Proctor et al. 2000 Northwest Scotland Stalagmite and Climate Reconstruction Data</Entry_Title>
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    <Dataset_Release_Date>2000-01-01</Dataset_Release_Date>
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  <Keyword>Precipitation Reconstruction</Keyword>
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    <Paleo_Start_Date>1043 cal yr BP</Paleo_Start_Date>
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    <Location_Subregion2>British Isles</Location_Subregion2>
    <Location_Subregion3>United Kingdom</Location_Subregion3>
    <Detailed_Location>Uamh an Tartair&gt;LATITUDE 58.15&gt;LONGITUDE -4.98</Detailed_Location>
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  <Use_Constraints>Please cite original publication, online resource, dataset and publication DOIs (where available), and date accessed when using downloaded data. If there is no publication information, please cite investigator, title, online resource, and date accessed. The appearance of external links associated with a dataset does not constitute endorsement by the Department of Commerce/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of external Web sites or the information, products or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities, the Department of Commerce/NOAA does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. These links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of this Department of Commerce/NOAA Web site.</Use_Constraints>
  <Data_Set_Language>English</Data_Set_Language>
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    <Data_Center_Name>
      <Short_Name>DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI</Short_Name>
      <Long_Name>National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce </Long_Name>
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    <Data_Center_URL>https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data</Data_Center_URL>
    <Personnel>
      <Role>DATA Center Contact</Role>
      <First_Name>Bruce</First_Name>
      <Last_Name>Bauer</Last_Name>
      <Email>bruce.a.bauer@noaa.gov</Email>
      <Email>paleo@noaa.gov</Email>
      <Phone>303-497-6280</Phone>
      <Fax>303-497-6513</Fax>
      <Contact_Address>
        <Address>325 Broadway, E/NE31</Address>
        <City>Boulder</City>
        <Province_or_State>CO</Province_or_State>
        <Postal_Code>80305-3328</Postal_Code>
        <Country>USA</Country>
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    <Distribution_Media>online</Distribution_Media>
    <Distribution_Format>ASCII</Distribution_Format>
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  <Reference/>
  <Summary>
    <Abstract>Records of past temperature, precipitation, and other aspects of climate derived from mineral deposits found in caves. Parameter keywords describe what was measured in this data set.  Additional summary information can be found in the abstracts of papers listed in the data set citations.
 
          STUDY NOTES: Please see updated version, Proctor et al. 2002: 
https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/5418 </Abstract>
  </Summary>
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      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/scotland/scotland_data.txt</URL>
    <Description>Text Data File; Proctor et al. 2000 Band Width Data (superceeded by Proctor 2002 version)</Description>
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