Pollen grains that accumulate in sediments can provide a record of the vegetation that grew on or adjacent to the shore in different time periods. Researchers can reference this record to infer climate conditions for time periods with no direct observational data by determining what conditions were favorable to pollen types found in the sediment.
Accessing Data at the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology
Listings and search results from this page include data archived by the World Data Service for Paleoclimatology and the Neotoma Paleoecology Database.
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NCEI Paleo Web Service
Use the NCEI Paleo Web Service to access pollen study metadata records.
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Contributing Data
To contribute to the pollen archive, review our instructions for contributing data. Prospective data providers can email paleo@noaa.gov to submit data and study description information.
Other Resources
Additional sources of pollen data and information.
