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  <Entry_ID>noaa-recon-6226</Entry_ID>
  <Entry_Title>Cook et al. 1997 Western US Drought Area Index Reconstruction</Entry_Title>
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    <Dataset_Creator>Cook, E.R.; Meko, D.M.; Stockton, C.W.</Dataset_Creator>
    <Dataset_Title>Cook et al. 1997 Western US Drought Area Index Reconstruction</Dataset_Title>
    <Dataset_Release_Date>2002-07-01</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/6226</Online_Resource>
  </Data_Set_Citation>
  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>E.R.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Cook</Last_Name>
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  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>D.M.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Meko</Last_Name>
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    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>C.W.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Stockton</Last_Name>
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    <Term>climate reconstructions|tree ring</Term>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|tree ring</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>Palmer Drought Severity Index,ring width,null,count,Jun-Aug,climate reconstructions|tree ring,null,principal component analysis|regression analysis,N,grid cells exceeding PDSI threshold; calibration data set: local instrumental data; principal components regression</Detailed_Variable>
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    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
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  <Keyword>Palmer Drought Index Reconstruction</Keyword>
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    <Paleo_Start_Date>1700 AD</Paleo_Start_Date>
    <Paleo_Stop_Date>1978 AD</Paleo_Stop_Date>
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  <Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
    <Paleo_Start_Date>250 cal yr BP</Paleo_Start_Date>
    <Paleo_Stop_Date>-28 cal yr BP</Paleo_Stop_Date>
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  <Data_Set_Progress>Complete</Data_Set_Progress>
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    <Southernmost_Latitude>26</Southernmost_Latitude>
    <Northernmost_Latitude>50</Northernmost_Latitude>
    <Westernmost_Longitude>-125</Westernmost_Longitude>
    <Easternmost_Longitude>-90</Easternmost_Longitude>
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    <Location_Type>North America</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>United States Of America</Location_Subregion1>
    <Detailed_Location>West and Central United States&gt;LATITUDE &gt;LONGITUDE </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>
    </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/>
  <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>
    </URL_Content_Type>
    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/treering/reconstructions/dai_recon.txt</URL>
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    <Short_Name>USA/NOAA</Short_Name>
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  <DIF_Creation_Date>2019-05-17</DIF_Creation_Date>
  <Last_DIF_Revision_Date>2019-05-17</Last_DIF_Revision_Date>
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