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  <Entry_Title>Briffa et al. 1988 European Gridpoint and Regional Summer Temperature Reconstructions</Entry_Title>
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    <Dataset_Title>Briffa et al. 1988 European Gridpoint and Regional Summer Temperature Reconstructions</Dataset_Title>
    <Dataset_Release_Date>2002-10-01</Dataset_Release_Date>
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  <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>
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