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  <Entry_ID>noaa-loess-8668</Entry_ID>
  <Entry_Title>Guo et al. 2009 Xifeng and Chanwu, China 800KYr Loess Data</Entry_Title>
  <Data_Set_Citation>
    <Dataset_Creator>Guo, Z.; Berger, A.L.; Yin, Q.; Qin, L.</Dataset_Creator>
    <Dataset_Title>Guo et al. 2009 Xifeng and Chanwu, China 800KYr Loess Data</Dataset_Title>
    <Dataset_Release_Date>2009-04-02</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/8668</Online_Resource>
  </Data_Set_Citation>
  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>Z.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Guo</Last_Name>
  </Personnel>
  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>A.L.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Berger</Last_Name>
  </Personnel>
  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>Q.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Yin</Last_Name>
  </Personnel>
  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>L.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Qin</Last_Name>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>loess</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>grain size class,loess,null,percent,null,loess,null,null,N,Xifeng section; &gt; 32 um fraction</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>loess</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>mass magnetic susceptibility,loess,null,cubic meter per kilogram,null,loess,null,null,N,Changwu section; units 10^-8m^3/kg</Detailed_Variable>
  </Parameters>
  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>loess</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>iron(III) oxide,loess,null,percent,null,loess,null,null,N,Changwu section; ratio of free Fe2O3 to total Fe2O3</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>loess</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>mass magnetic susceptibility,loess,null,cubic meter per kilogram,null,loess,null,null,N,Xifeng section; units 10^-8m^3/kg</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>loess</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>red-green contrast,loess,null,percent,null,loess,null,null,N,Xifeng section; redness/total reflectance (a/L)</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>loess</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>iron(III) oxide,loess,null,gram per square meter per kiloyear,null,loess,null,null,N,Xifeng section</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>loess</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>age,null,null,calendar kiloyear before present,null,loess,null,null,N,Xifeng section</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>loess</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>iron(III) oxide,loess,null,percent,null,loess,null,null,N,Xifeng section; ratio of free Fe2O3 to total Fe2O3</Detailed_Variable>
  </Parameters>
  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>loess</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>dust,loess,null,gram per square meter per kiloyear,null,loess,null,null,N,Xifeng section; calculated assuming a dust density of 2.5 grams per cubic centimeter</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>loess</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>age,null,null,calendar kiloyear before present,null,loess,null,null,N,Changwu section</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>loess</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>depth,null,null,meter,null,loess,null,null,N,Xifeng section</Detailed_Variable>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>loess</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>depth,null,null,meter,null,loess,null,null,N,Changwu section</Detailed_Variable>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>loess</Term>
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  <ISO_Topic_Category>geoscientificInformation</ISO_Topic_Category>
  <Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
    <Paleo_Start_Date>800000 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>35.2</Southernmost_Latitude>
    <Northernmost_Latitude>35.7</Northernmost_Latitude>
    <Westernmost_Longitude>107.6</Westernmost_Longitude>
    <Easternmost_Longitude>107.7</Easternmost_Longitude>
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  <Location>
    <Location_Category>Continent</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Asia</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Eastern Asia</Location_Subregion1>
    <Location_Subregion2>China</Location_Subregion2>
    <Detailed_Location>Xifeng&gt;LATITUDE 35.7&gt;LONGITUDE 107.6</Detailed_Location>
  </Location>
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    <Location_Category>Continent</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Asia</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Eastern Asia</Location_Subregion1>
    <Location_Subregion2>China</Location_Subregion2>
    <Detailed_Location>Chanwu&gt;LATITUDE 35.2&gt;LONGITUDE 107.7</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>
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      <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>
    </Personnel>
  </Data_Center>
  <Distribution>
    <Distribution_Media>online</Distribution_Media>
    <Distribution_Format>ASCII</Distribution_Format>
  </Distribution>
  <Reference/>
  <Summary>
    <Abstract>Records of past environment derived from Loess and Eolian dust (silt-sized material deposited on the Earth surface by the surface winds.  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>
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      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
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    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/loess/china/guo2009clp.txt</URL>
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  <Last_DIF_Revision_Date>2018-12-11</Last_DIF_Revision_Date>
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