# PARCS Data File # Site Name: Birch Lake # Location: USA - Alaska # Elevation: 260 # Latitude: 64.3 # Longitude: -146.67 # Site Code: BIRCHI # Entity Name: BLCoreI # Entity Type: Core # Age Model: # Depth Thickness Age Method # # Suggested Data Citation: # # IGBP PAGES/WDCA CONTRIBUTION SERIES NUMBER: 2000-021 # Abbott, M.B., et al, 2000, Birch Lake, Alaska Sediment Core Data, IGBP PAGES/World Data Center for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series #2000-021. NOAA/NGDC Paleoclimatology Program, Boulder CO, USA. # # # References: # Barber, V. and Finney, B. Late Quaternary paleoclimate reconstructions for interior Alaska based on paleolake-level data and paleohydrologic models. Journal of Paleolimnology (in press). Edwards, M., Bigelow, N, Finney, B and Eisner, W. Records of aquatic pollen and sediment properties as indicators of late-Quaternary Alaskan lake levels. Journal of Paleolimnology (in press). Depth 961 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 11.61 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.613 973 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 12.356 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.355 993 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 12.829 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.53 1003 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 11.345 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.507 1013 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 10.358 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.509 1023 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 12.465 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.913 1033 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 12.276 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 3.201 1043 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 10.697 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.822 1048 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 9.312 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.647 1053 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 12.599 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 3.214 1064 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 15.398 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 1.876 1072 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 11.809 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.78 1082 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 12.595 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 3.076 1092 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 13.548 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 1.832 1102 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 12.744 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 1.972 1112 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 12.567 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 1.858 1122 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 14.367 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.213 1132 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 11.459 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.079 1142 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 11.371 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.359 1152 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 10.825 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.5 1156 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 10.472 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.872 1164 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 8.934 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 3.301 1174 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 7.82 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 3.389 1184 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 6.654 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.326 1194 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 7.152 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 3.657 1204 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 8.109 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 3.086 1214 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 8.167 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 4.644 1224 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 8.712 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 3.573 1234 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 8.024 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 5.593 1244 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 7.329 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.956 1254 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 5.288 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 3.897 1263 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 2.781 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 2.508 1283 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 1.96 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 1.663 1302 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 500C): 13.02 Percent Organic Carbon (LOI - 850C): 1.478