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  <Entry_Title>Linsley et al. 2008 Fiji-Tonga Interdecadal-Decadal Pacific Oscillation Index</Entry_Title>
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    <Dataset_Creator>Linsley, B.K.; Zhang, P.; Kaplan, A.; Howe, S.S.; Wellington, G.M.</Dataset_Creator>
    <Dataset_Title>Linsley et al. 2008 Fiji-Tonga Interdecadal-Decadal Pacific Oscillation Index</Dataset_Title>
    <Dataset_Release_Date>2008-10-01</Dataset_Release_Date>
    <Dataset_Publisher>NCDC-Paleoclimatology</Dataset_Publisher>
    <Data_Presentation_Form>ONLINE Files</Data_Presentation_Form>
    <Dataset_DOI>Pending</Dataset_DOI>
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  <Personnel>
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    <First_Name>B.K.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Linsley</Last_Name>
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    <First_Name>P.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Zhang</Last_Name>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|corals and sclerosponges</Term>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|corals and sclerosponges</Term>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|corals and sclerosponges</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation Index,delta 18O,one standard deviation,dimensionless,null,climate reconstructions|corals and sclerosponges,averaged,null,N,1 SIGMA unbiased for 5-core average (ave=0.022)</Detailed_Variable>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
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  <Keyword>Atmospheric and Oceanic Circulation Patterns Reconstruction</Keyword>
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    <Paleo_Start_Date>1650 AD</Paleo_Start_Date>
    <Paleo_Stop_Date>2004 AD</Paleo_Stop_Date>
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    <Paleo_Start_Date>300 cal yr BP</Paleo_Start_Date>
    <Paleo_Stop_Date>-54 cal yr BP</Paleo_Stop_Date>
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  <Data_Set_Progress>Complete</Data_Set_Progress>
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    <Minimum_Altitude>-6</Minimum_Altitude>
    <Maximum_Altitude>-1</Maximum_Altitude>
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    <Location_Category>Ocean</Location_Category>
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    <Detailed_Location>Nomuka Iki&gt;LATITUDE -20.266667&gt;LONGITUDE -174.816667</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>
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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>
      </Contact_Address>
    </Personnel>
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  <Reference/>
  <Summary>
    <Abstract>Records of past temperature, precipitation, and other climate variables derived from paleoclimate proxies.  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/coral/west_pacific/fiji-tonga-idpo2008.txt</URL>
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