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  <Entry_Title>Cosford et al. 2008 Xiangshui, Yaoba Don Caves Glacial Isotope Data</Entry_Title>
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    <Dataset_Creator>Cosford, J.; Qing, J.; Yuan, D.X.; Zhang, M.L.; Holmden, C.; Patterson, W.P.; Hai, C.</Dataset_Creator>
    <Dataset_Title>Cosford et al. 2008 Xiangshui, Yaoba Don Caves Glacial Isotope Data</Dataset_Title>
    <Dataset_Release_Date>2009-11-01</Dataset_Release_Date>
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    <First_Name>J.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Cosford</Last_Name>
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    <Last_Name>Qing</Last_Name>
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    <Last_Name>Yuan</Last_Name>
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    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>C.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Hai</Last_Name>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>speleothems</Term>
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    <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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    <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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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>speleothems</Term>
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  <Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
    <Paleo_Start_Date>49911 cal yr BP</Paleo_Start_Date>
    <Paleo_Stop_Date>19050 cal yr BP</Paleo_Stop_Date>
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  <Data_Set_Progress>Complete</Data_Set_Progress>
  <Spatial_Coverage>
    <Southernmost_Latitude>25.25</Southernmost_Latitude>
    <Northernmost_Latitude>28.8</Northernmost_Latitude>
    <Westernmost_Longitude>109.833</Westernmost_Longitude>
    <Easternmost_Longitude>110.916</Easternmost_Longitude>
    <Minimum_Altitude>380</Minimum_Altitude>
    <Maximum_Altitude>420</Maximum_Altitude>
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    <Location_Type>Asia</Location_Type>
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    <Location_Subregion2>China</Location_Subregion2>
    <Detailed_Location>Yaoba Don Cave&gt;LATITUDE 28.8&gt;LONGITUDE 109.833</Detailed_Location>
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    <Detailed_Location>Xiangshui Cave&gt;LATITUDE 25.25&gt;LONGITUDE 110.916</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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      <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>
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  <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: Stable isotope data from stalagmite X3, Xiangshui Cave, 
Guangxi Province, and from Stalagmite YB1, Yaoba Don Cave, 
Hunan Province, southeastern China, as Asian monsoon proxies.

Xiangshui Cave: 25°15&apos;N, 110°55&apos;E, 380m elev. 
Yaoba Don Cave: 28°48&apos;N, 109°50&apos;E, 420m elev.  
</Abstract>
  </Summary>
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      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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