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Fossil & Surface Pollen Data

The NOAA Paleoclimatology Program distributes the product of various collaborative efforts to collect and organize pollen records from around the globe. These data include the pollen counts and related information, as well as several different derived data sets. Data archived here were last updated in February 2005. Data contributed since March 2005 are available from the Neotoma Paleoecology Database.

Years of Record

2013/09
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Domain

North America

Earth system components and main variables

Biosphere

Data Access: Please Cite data sources, following the data providers' instructions.

  1. NOAA Paleoclimatology: Fossil & Surface Pollen Data
  2. Neotoma Paleoecology Database
  3. North American Pollen Atlas maps and diagrams

Key Figures

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Pollen-climate relationships for Ambrosia (Ragweed). [ Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/pollen/atlas/atlas.html ] Many other pollen types are available.
Pollen-vegetation relationship relationships over North America for Ambrosia (Ragweed). Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/paleo/pollen/atlas/atlas.html

Cite this page

National Center for Atmospheric Research Staff (Eds). Last modified 14 Oct 2013. "The Climate Data Guide: Fossil & Surface Pollen Data ." Retrieved from https://climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data/fossil-surface-pollen-data.

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