Insect

The World Data Center (WDC) for Paleoclimatology archives climate proxy insect data and insect-based climate reconstructions.

Obtaining Data at the World Data Center

Search Datasets

• Google Earth Map
  Locate and download insect studies using a Google Earth map interface. Google Earth must be installed to use this search tool.
• Interactive Map
  Select study locations by region, proximity to a point, or text-based attributes.
• Search All Paleoclimatology Data
  Access a free text search of our entire climate study archive.
• Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) Catalog Service for the Web
  ​Harvest paleoclimate study metadata records using an OGC web service.

Browse Datasets

• List of Insect Datasets by Title and Investigator
• Insect Datasets from Our FTP Site

Chironomid Data

• Ongoke Lake, Alaska, United States, Chipman et al. 2008
• Lake Cores from Canada from Ian Walker
  • Cabin Lake, BC
  • Hippa Lake, BC
  • Marion Lake, BC
  • Mike Lake, BC
  • Misty Lake, BC
  • Tugulnuit Lake, BC
  • Wood Lake, BC
  • Basswood Road Lake/Splan Pond, NB
  • Brier Island Bog, NS

Chironomid-Inferred Temperature

• Lake S41, Northwest Territories, Canada, MacDonald et al. 2008
• Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland, 140 Years, Larocque et al. 2008
• Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland, 420 Years, Larocque et al. 2009
• Lake Silvaplana, Switzerland,1,000 Years, Larocque et al. 2010
• Abisko Valley, Northern Sweden, Larocque and Hall 2004
• Stora Vidarvatn, Iceland, Axford et al. 2008

Midge-Inferred Temperature

• Lake V57, Northwest Territories, Canada, Porinchu et al. 2008
• Lake CF8, Baffin Island, Axford et al. 2009
• Hanging Lake, Yukon, Canada, Kurek et al. 2009
• South-Central Alaska, Clegg et al. 2011
• Moose Lake, Alaska, Clegg et al. 2010
• Zagoskin and Burial Lakes, Alaska, United States, Kurek et al. 2009

North American Beetle Data

• Modern North American Beetle Database
• Fossil Data from Alaska

Other Data Archives

• Bugs Coleopteran Ecology Package (BugsCEP)
  Research and teaching aid for palaeoentomology, Quaternary entomology, and ecology.
• FAUNMAP
  An electronic database for the late Quaternary distribution of mammal species in the United States.
• Ice Age Paleoecology from Scott Elias
  Homepage of Scott Elias containing information on Ice Age environments.

Contributing Data

Information on contributing data can be found at the link below. Data and study description information can be contributed by emailing your data to paleo@noaa.gov.

• General Information on Contributing Data