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  <Entry_ID>noaa-coral-1869</Entry_ID>
  <Entry_Title>Kurrimine Beach, Brook Island, Britomart Reef, Great Palm Island, Lodestone Reef, Pandora Reef, Havannah Island - del18O, Sr/Ca, and U/Ca Data</Entry_Title>
  <Data_Set_Citation>
    <Dataset_Creator>Hendy, E.J.; Gagan, M.K.; Alibert, C.A.; McCulloch, M.T.; Lough, J.M.; Isdale, P.J.</Dataset_Creator>
    <Dataset_Title>Kurrimine Beach, Brook Island, Britomart Reef, Great Palm Island, Lodestone Reef, Pandora Reef, Havannah Island - del18O, Sr/Ca, and U/Ca Data</Dataset_Title>
    <Dataset_Release_Date>2002-02-22</Dataset_Release_Date>
    <Dataset_Publisher>NCDC-Paleoclimatology</Dataset_Publisher>
    <Data_Presentation_Form>ONLINE Files</Data_Presentation_Form>
    <Dataset_DOI>Pending</Dataset_DOI>
    <Online_Resource>https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/study/1869</Online_Resource>
  </Data_Set_Citation>
  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>E.J.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Hendy</Last_Name>
  </Personnel>
  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>M.K.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Gagan</Last_Name>
  </Personnel>
  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>C.A.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Alibert</Last_Name>
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  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>M.T.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>McCulloch</Last_Name>
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  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>J.M.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Lough</Last_Name>
  </Personnel>
  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>P.J.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Isdale</Last_Name>
  </Personnel>
  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|corals and sclerosponges</Term>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>corals and sclerosponges</Term>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>corals and sclerosponges</Term>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>corals and sclerosponges</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>uranium/calcium,Porites sp.,null,mole per mole,null,corals and sclerosponges,anomalized|composited,inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry,N,anomalized to 1860-1985 AD</Detailed_Variable>
  </Parameters>
  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>corals and sclerosponges</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>number of samples,null,null,count,null,corals and sclerosponges,null,null,N,null</Detailed_Variable>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>corals and sclerosponges</Term>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>corals and sclerosponges</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>delta 18O,Porites sp.,null,per mil VPDB,null,corals and sclerosponges,anomalized|composited,isotope ratio mass spectrometry,N,anomalized to 1860-1985 AD</Detailed_Variable>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>corals and sclerosponges</Term>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>corals and sclerosponges</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>uranium/calcium,Porites sp.,95% confidence interval upper bound,mole per mole,null,corals and sclerosponges,anomalized|composited,inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry,N,anomalized to 1860-1985 AD</Detailed_Variable>
  </Parameters>
  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|corals and sclerosponges</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>age,null,null,year Common Era,null,climate reconstructions|corals and sclerosponges,null,null,N,null</Detailed_Variable>
  </Parameters>
  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>corals and sclerosponges</Term>
    <Variable_Level_1>oxygen isotopes</Variable_Level_1>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>corals and sclerosponges</Term>
    <Variable_Level_1>trace metals</Variable_Level_1>
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  <ISO_Topic_Category>geoscientificInformation</ISO_Topic_Category>
  <Keyword>PAGES 2k Network</Keyword>
  <Keyword>PAGES Australasia 2k</Keyword>
  <Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
    <Paleo_Start_Date>1562 AD</Paleo_Start_Date>
    <Paleo_Stop_Date>1988 AD</Paleo_Stop_Date>
  </Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
  <Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
    <Paleo_Start_Date>388 cal yr BP</Paleo_Start_Date>
    <Paleo_Stop_Date>-38 cal yr BP</Paleo_Stop_Date>
  </Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
  <Data_Set_Progress>Complete</Data_Set_Progress>
  <Spatial_Coverage>
    <Southernmost_Latitude>-18.85</Southernmost_Latitude>
    <Northernmost_Latitude>-17.78</Northernmost_Latitude>
    <Westernmost_Longitude>146.13</Westernmost_Longitude>
    <Easternmost_Longitude>147.1</Easternmost_Longitude>
  </Spatial_Coverage>
  <Location>
    <Location_Category>Continent</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Australia/New Zealand</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Australia</Location_Subregion1>
    <Detailed_Location>Brook Island&gt;LATITUDE -18.15&gt;LONGITUDE 146.28</Detailed_Location>
  </Location>
  <Location>
    <Location_Category>Continent</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Australia/New Zealand</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Australia</Location_Subregion1>
    <Detailed_Location>Lodestone Reef&gt;LATITUDE -18.7&gt;LONGITUDE 147.1</Detailed_Location>
  </Location>
  <Location>
    <Location_Category>Continent</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Australia/New Zealand</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Australia</Location_Subregion1>
    <Detailed_Location>Pandora Reef&gt;LATITUDE -18.82&gt;LONGITUDE 146.43</Detailed_Location>
  </Location>
  <Location>
    <Location_Category>Continent</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Australia/New Zealand</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Australia</Location_Subregion1>
    <Detailed_Location>Havannah Island&gt;LATITUDE -18.85&gt;LONGITUDE 146.55</Detailed_Location>
  </Location>
  <Location>
    <Location_Category>Continent</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Australia/New Zealand</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Australia</Location_Subregion1>
    <Detailed_Location>Britomart Reef&gt;LATITUDE -18.23&gt;LONGITUDE 146.73</Detailed_Location>
  </Location>
  <Location>
    <Location_Category>Continent</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Australia/New Zealand</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Australia</Location_Subregion1>
    <Detailed_Location>Great Palm Island&gt;LATITUDE -18.72&gt;LONGITUDE 146.98</Detailed_Location>
  </Location>
  <Location>
    <Location_Category>Continent</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Australia/New Zealand</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Australia</Location_Subregion1>
    <Detailed_Location>Kurrimine Beach&gt;LATITUDE -17.78&gt;LONGITUDE 146.13</Detailed_Location>
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  <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>
    </Data_Center_Name>
    <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>
    </Personnel>
  </Data_Center>
  <Distribution>
    <Distribution_Media>online</Distribution_Media>
    <Distribution_Format>ASCII</Distribution_Format>
  </Distribution>
  <Reference>
    <Author>Hendy, E.J.; Gagan, M.K.; Alibert, C.A.; McCulloch, M.T.; Lough, J.M.; Isdale, P.J</Author>
    <Publication_Date>2002</Publication_Date>
    <Title>Abrupt decrease in tropical Pacific sea surface salinity at end of Little Ice Age</Title>
    <Series>Science</Series>
    <Volume>291</Volume>
    <Issue>5559</Issue>
  </Reference>
  <Summary>
    <Abstract>Records of past climate and ocean environment derived from stable isotope, trace metal, and other measurements made on corals and sclerosponges.  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.
</Abstract>
  </Summary>
  <Related_URL>
    <URL_Content_Type>
      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
    </URL_Content_Type>
    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/coral/west_pacific/great_barrier/hendy2002_noaa.txt</URL>
  </Related_URL>
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    <Short_Name>USA/NOAA</Short_Name>
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  <Metadata_Name>DIF</Metadata_Name>
  <Metadata_Version>Version 9.8.4</Metadata_Version>
  <DIF_Creation_Date>2018-12-11</DIF_Creation_Date>
  <Last_DIF_Revision_Date>2018-12-11</Last_DIF_Revision_Date>
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