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  <Entry_ID>noaa-cave-5423</Entry_ID>
  <Entry_Title>Bar-Matthews et al. 2003 Speleothem Stable Isotope Data, Soreq and Peqiin Caves, Israel</Entry_Title>
  <Data_Set_Citation>
    <Dataset_Creator>Bar-Matthews, M.; Ayalon, A.; Gilmour, M.; Matthews, A.; Hawkesworth, C.J.</Dataset_Creator>
    <Dataset_Title>Bar-Matthews et al. 2003 Speleothem Stable Isotope Data, Soreq and Peqiin Caves, Israel</Dataset_Title>
    <Dataset_Release_Date>2003-09-15</Dataset_Release_Date>
    <Dataset_Publisher>NCDC-Paleoclimatology</Dataset_Publisher>
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    <Dataset_DOI>Pending</Dataset_DOI>
    <Online_Resource>https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/5423</Online_Resource>
  </Data_Set_Citation>
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    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>M.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Bar-Matthews</Last_Name>
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    <Last_Name>Ayalon</Last_Name>
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    <Last_Name>Gilmour</Last_Name>
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    <Role>Investigator</Role>
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    <Last_Name>Matthews</Last_Name>
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  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>C.J.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Hawkesworth</Last_Name>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>speleothems</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>delta 18O,calcium carbonate,null,per mil VPDB,null,speleothems,raw,isotope ratio mass spectrometry,N,null</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>speleothems</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>age,null,null,calendar kiloyear before present,null,speleothems,null,null,N,null</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>speleothems</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>delta 13C,calcium carbonate,null,per mil VPDB,null,speleothems,raw,isotope ratio mass spectrometry,N,null</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>speleothems</Term>
    <Variable_Level_1>carbon isotopes</Variable_Level_1>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>speleothems</Term>
    <Variable_Level_1>oxygen isotopes</Variable_Level_1>
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  <Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
    <Paleo_Start_Date>248200 cal yr BP</Paleo_Start_Date>
    <Paleo_Stop_Date>0 cal yr BP</Paleo_Stop_Date>
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  <Data_Set_Progress>Complete</Data_Set_Progress>
  <Spatial_Coverage>
    <Southernmost_Latitude>31.45</Southernmost_Latitude>
    <Northernmost_Latitude>32.58</Northernmost_Latitude>
    <Westernmost_Longitude>35.03</Westernmost_Longitude>
    <Easternmost_Longitude>35.19</Easternmost_Longitude>
    <Minimum_Altitude>400</Minimum_Altitude>
    <Maximum_Altitude>650</Maximum_Altitude>
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    <Location_Category>Continent</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Asia</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Western Asia</Location_Subregion1>
    <Location_Subregion2>Middle East</Location_Subregion2>
    <Location_Subregion3>Israel</Location_Subregion3>
    <Detailed_Location>Soreq Cave&gt;LATITUDE 31.45&gt;LONGITUDE 35.03</Detailed_Location>
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    <Location_Type>Asia</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Western Asia</Location_Subregion1>
    <Location_Subregion2>Middle East</Location_Subregion2>
    <Location_Subregion3>Israel</Location_Subregion3>
    <Detailed_Location>Peqiin Cave&gt;LATITUDE 32.58&gt;LONGITUDE 35.19</Detailed_Location>
  </Location>
  <Access_Constraints>None</Access_Constraints>
  <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>
  <Data_Center>
    <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>
      </Contact_Address>
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  <Distribution>
    <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: DESCRIPTION:  
Oxygen and carbon stable isotope data from 2 cave speleothems in central Israel.

Soreq Cave: 31.45N, 35.03E, Judean Mountains, surface elevation 400m, 
cave depth 10-50m below surface.

Peqiin Cave: 32.58N, 35.19E, Upper Galilee Mountains, surface elevation 650m, cave depth 10-30m below surface. 

</Abstract>
  </Summary>
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    <URL_Content_Type>
      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/speleothem/israel/soreq_peqiin_2003.txt</URL>
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  <DIF_Creation_Date>2018-12-11</DIF_Creation_Date>
  <Last_DIF_Revision_Date>2018-12-11</Last_DIF_Revision_Date>
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