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  <Entry_ID>noaa-recon-6311</Entry_ID>
  <Entry_Title>Hoelzmann et al. 1998 African 6K Land Surface Conditions</Entry_Title>
  <Data_Set_Citation>
    <Dataset_Creator>Pachur, H.-J.; Bonnefille, R.; Laarif, F.; Harrison, S.P.; Hoelzmann, P.; Jolly, D.</Dataset_Creator>
    <Dataset_Title>Hoelzmann et al. 1998 African 6K Land Surface Conditions</Dataset_Title>
    <Dataset_Release_Date>2000-05-01</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/6311</Online_Resource>
  </Data_Set_Citation>
  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>H.-J.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Pachur</Last_Name>
  </Personnel>
  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>R.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Bonnefille</Last_Name>
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  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>F.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Laarif</Last_Name>
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  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>S.P.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Harrison</Last_Name>
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  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>P.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Hoelzmann</Last_Name>
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  <Personnel>
    <Role>Investigator</Role>
    <First_Name>D.</First_Name>
    <Last_Name>Jolly</Last_Name>
  </Personnel>
  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|pollen</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>biome,null,null,percent,null,climate reconstructions|pollen,null,null,N,tropical deciduous forest</Detailed_Variable>
  </Parameters>
  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|pollen</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>biome,null,null,percent,null,climate reconstructions|pollen,null,null,N,xerophytic woods and scrub</Detailed_Variable>
  </Parameters>
  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|paleolimnology</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>lake area,null,null,percent,null,climate reconstructions|paleolimnology,null,null,N,null</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>paleodrainage direction,null,null,percent,null,climate reconstructions,null,null,N,null</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|pollen</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>biome,null,null,percent,null,climate reconstructions|pollen,null,null,N,savanna</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>ocean area,null,null,percent,null,climate reconstructions,null,null,N,null</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|paleolimnology|pollen</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>latitude,null,null,degree north,null,climate reconstructions|paleolimnology|pollen,null,null,N,null</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|paleolimnology|pollen</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>longitude,null,null,degree east,null,climate reconstructions|paleolimnology|pollen,null,null,N,null</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|pollen</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>biome,null,null,percent,null,climate reconstructions|pollen,null,null,N,steppe</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|paleolimnology</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>wetland area,null,null,percent,null,climate reconstructions|paleolimnology,null,null,N,null</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>climate reconstructions|pollen</Term>
    <Detailed_Variable>biome,null,null,percent,null,climate reconstructions|pollen,null,null,N,tropical montane evergreen forest</Detailed_Variable>
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  <Parameters>
    <Category>earth science</Category>
    <Topic>paleoclimate</Topic>
    <Term>reconstructions</Term>
    <Variable_Level_1>vegetation</Variable_Level_1>
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  <ISO_Topic_Category>geoscientificInformation</ISO_Topic_Category>
  <Keyword>Vegetation Reconstruction</Keyword>
  <Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
    <Paleo_Start_Date>6000 cal yr BP</Paleo_Start_Date>
    <Paleo_Stop_Date>0 cal yr BP</Paleo_Stop_Date>
  </Paleo_Temporal_Coverage>
  <Data_Set_Progress>Complete</Data_Set_Progress>
  <Spatial_Coverage>
    <Southernmost_Latitude>18</Southernmost_Latitude>
    <Northernmost_Latitude>28</Northernmost_Latitude>
    <Westernmost_Longitude>-15</Westernmost_Longitude>
    <Easternmost_Longitude>35</Easternmost_Longitude>
  </Spatial_Coverage>
  <Location>
    <Location_Category>Continent</Location_Category>
    <Location_Type>Africa</Location_Type>
    <Location_Subregion1>Northern Africa</Location_Subregion1>
    <Detailed_Location>Sahara&gt;LATITUDE &gt;LONGITUDE </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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    <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>
  <Related_URL>
    <URL_Content_Type>
      <Type>GET DATA</Type>
    </URL_Content_Type>
    <URL>https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/paleo/pollen/africa6k/</URL>
  </Related_URL>
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    <Short_Name>USA/NOAA</Short_Name>
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  <DIF_Creation_Date>2018-12-11</DIF_Creation_Date>
  <Last_DIF_Revision_Date>2018-12-11</Last_DIF_Revision_Date>
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