700 years of reconstructed surface water temperature data from Lake Malawi sediments, derived from the TEX86 proxy. The dataset was produced by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information and archived in 1996.
Use Cases
- Analyze temperature trends over 700 years using the TEX86-derived temperature reconstruction.
- Correlate paleoclimate events in Eastern Africa with the reconstructed temperature time series.
- Validate climate model simulations for the Malawi region against this proxy-based temperature record.
- Study the frequency and magnitude of temperature anomalies in the Lake Malawi basin.
Strengths
- Time period coverage spans 713 years (667 to -46 calendar years BP).
- Data originates from the authoritative NOAA/NCEI World Data Service for Paleoclimatology.
Limitations
- Data is stale, with last update recorded in 1996.
- Specific data parameters, column names, and sample sizes are unknown.
Provenance
- Source
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) World Data Service (WDS) for Paleoclimatology.
- Time Range
- 667 to -46 calendar years before present (BP).
- Geography
- Lake Malawi, Malawi, Eastern Africa.