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Lake

Laguna Pallcacocha, Ecuador          Arctic Lake

Paleolimnology is the study of past conditions of inland fresh water bodies. A variety of measurements from lake and bog sediments are used to indicate past water temperature, physical properties, biology, and chemistry.

Obtaining Data at the World Data Center

Search Datasets

  • Lake Data Search Engine
    ​Search through lake data studies using Investigator, Title, Location Name, Parameters, and Latitude/Longitude Bounds.
  • Interactive Map
    Select study locations by region, proximity to a point or, text-based attributes.
  • Google Earth Map
    Locate and download lake data studies using a Google Earth map interface. Google Earth must be installed to use this search tool.
  • Search All Paleoclimatology Data
    A free text search of our entire study archive.
  • NCEI Paleo Web Service
    ​Harvest paleoclimate study metadata records using the NCEI Paleo Web Service.

Browse Datasets

Contributing Data

Investigators who wish to contribute their data to our Lake Data archive can find information on contributing below. Data and study description information can be contributed by emailing completed data contribution templates to paleo@noaa.gov.

Other Data Archives

Additional sources outside of NCEI for data and information on lake sediments and climate science.