paleoData_proxyGeneral

paleoData_proxyGeneral

A generalized grouping of paleoData_proxy


biogenic

Definition

measurements of cells or collections of cells that partially or completely compose an organism or group of organisms.

source: PaST

Known synonyms

biomarker

Definition

a compound that consists of one or more atoms of carbon covalently linked to atoms of other elements, most commonly hydrogen, oxgen, or nitrogen.

source: PaST

Known synonyms

borehole

Definition

a data type that consists of direct measurements of subsurface temperature from boreholes drilled into materials such as rock and glacier ice.

source: PaST

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cryophysical

Definition

TBD

source: TBD

Known synonyms

NOAA PaST Thesaurus term

This concept doesn’t exist on PaST


dendrophysical

Definition

TBD

source: TBD

Known synonyms

NOAA PaST Thesaurus term

This concept doesn’t exist on PaST


elemental

Definition

TBD

source: TBD

Known synonyms

NOAA PaST Thesaurus term

This concept doesn’t exist on PaST


faunal assemblage

Definition

TBD

source: TBD

Known synonyms

NOAA PaST Thesaurus term

This concept doesn’t exist on PaST


floral assemblage

Definition

TBD

source: TBD

Known synonyms

NOAA PaST Thesaurus term

This concept doesn’t exist on PaST


historical

Definition

a data type that includes measurements of past climatic conditions and climate-dependent phenomena as observed and recorded by humans not using modern meteorological instruments.

source: PaST

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isotopic

Definition

a measure of chemical composition that relates to variants of a given element that differ in neutron number.

source: PaST

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mineral

Definition

TBD

source: TBD

Known synonyms

NOAA PaST Thesaurus term

This concept doesn’t exist on PaST


multiproxy

Definition

a material used to create a climate reconstruction that consists of proxies from more than two proxy data types.

source: PaST

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pyrogenic

Definition

a data type that includes measurements made to deduce the past history of fire, whether from tree rings, sediment, or other natural archives.

source: PaST

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reflectance

Definition

an electromagnetic property that measures the amount of light that reflects from the surface of a material.

source: PaST

Known synonyms

sedimentology

Definition

TBD

source: TBD

Known synonyms

NOAA PaST Thesaurus term

This concept doesn’t exist on PaST


stratigraphy

Definition

TBD

source: TBD

Known synonyms

NOAA PaST Thesaurus term

This concept doesn’t exist on PaST