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  <Entry_Title>Cook et al. 2003 Kathmandu Temperature Reconstructions</Entry_Title>
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    <Dataset_Title>Cook et al. 2003 Kathmandu Temperature Reconstructions</Dataset_Title>
    <Dataset_Release_Date>2003-07-01</Dataset_Release_Date>
    <Dataset_Publisher>NCDC-Paleoclimatology</Dataset_Publisher>
    <Data_Presentation_Form>ONLINE Files</Data_Presentation_Form>
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    <First_Name>E.R.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Cook</Last_Name>
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    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|tree ring</Term>
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    <Paleo_Start_Date>1546 AD</Paleo_Start_Date>
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    <Southernmost_Latitude>27.7</Southernmost_Latitude>
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    <Location_Subregion2>Nepal</Location_Subregion2>
    <Detailed_Location>Kathmandu&gt;LATITUDE 27.7&gt;LONGITUDE 85.333333</Detailed_Location>
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      <Last_Name>Bauer</Last_Name>
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      <Email>paleo@noaa.gov</Email>
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      <Fax>303-497-6513</Fax>
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        <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>
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    <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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