A dataframe with a regular time grid of 0.2 ky resolution resulting from applying mergePalaeoData to the datasets climate and pollen:

data(palaeodata)

Format

dataframe with 10 columns and 7986 rows.

Details

  • age in ky before present (ky BP).

  • pinus pollen counts of Pinus.

  • quercus pollen counts of Quercus.

  • poaceae pollen counts of Poaceae.

  • artemisia pollen counts of Artemisia.

  • temperatureAverage average annual temperature in Celsius degrees.

  • rainfallAverage average annual precipitation in milimetres per day (mm/day).

  • temperatureWarmestMonth average temperature of the warmest month, in Celsius degrees.

  • temperatureColdestMonth average temperature of the coldest month, in Celsius degrees.

  • oxigenIsotope delta O18, global ratio of stable isotopes in the sea floor, see http://lorraine-lisiecki.com/stack.html for further details.